"Former Sanders campaign manager: Don't expect email list to be shared with DNC"

[PatrickforO]

47. Based on past performance, I would suggest Bernie would not.

If he runs as a Democrat and loses, he will, like he did in 2016, ask his supporters to support the Democratic nominee and will work himself to support that nominee in the general election.

Seems to me that we have to judge the likelihood of this happening by past behavior, and past behavior was not what you suggest.

As to your statement that Bernie 'is just that kind of guy,' with all due respect to you, I'm not seeing that kind of behavior from him. '16 was a bloody, ugly primary, and we were clearly on opposite sides. But I assure you I supported and voted for Clinton in the general election. I didn't need Bernie to tell me to do it, either.

Thing is, Bernie's platform was GOOD. It would genuinely have made life a whole lot better for most Americans. I'm on the Democratic platform committee in my county, and I very much appreciated how the Bernie campaign made its deal to help shape the Democratic Party Platform in 2016.

Warren is another one who is extremely solid on policy. You can look on other posts I've made about her August 2018 'Accountable Capitalism Act.' Of course, it won't be touched while Republicans are in any kind of power, but this act would solve many, many problems because it gets at the root cause of wealth inequity, the shock doctrine, busted unions, stagnant wages and continued high carbon emissions/human-caused global warming. It does this by overturning the primacy of the shareholder doctrine and expanding fiduciary responsibility of CEOs in publicly held companies to include the welfare of workers, consumers and the environment. It also allows workers representation on Boards of Directors. As I say, this would solve so many problems it isn't even funny. Warren is great.

This time, we have a really strong bench of candidates. It isn't just Bernie and Hillary as the only really strong candidates. There are a bunch - I like Harris, though she's a bit weak on monetary and fiscal policy. I like Cory Booker, though his opponents will try and paint him with the Wall Street brush. I like Sherrod Brown, though I haven't done any in-depth research on him yet. And, I like Klobuchar though she's a bit to my right.

I won't be supporting Gillibrand because she led the charge against Al Franken, and I won't be supporting Biden because of his support of the 2005 bankruptcy laws, which essentially made my children and grandchildren (and yours) debt slaves if they had to take out loans for college. Can't get out of those, no matter what, and in the meantime Republicans have made all sorts of predatory lending possible, and those in delinquency tend to be minorities in poor areas who were tricked into taking out massive loans to attend expensive for-profit schools, and then who cannot get a job after, or remain underemployed after. The other issue on student debt is that the income-based payout allows the principle to actually GROW while the kids pay and pay and pay and pay. These earnings-based repayment plans are the ultimate in predatory capitalism. Exploiting our children for a few dollars profit.

Anyway, best wishes to you.