2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: When is Sanders going to start campaigning against Republicans instead of Democrats? [View all]Dems2002
(509 posts)I realize that many people don't get it, but as a political consultant with over fifteen years of experience actually winning campaigns (90% success rate), what Bernie is attempting to do is to HELP the Democrats win.
The party leaders may block his efforts, but that doesn't mean what Bernie is doing is wrong. He is trying to get the party to take extraordinarily popular positions with mainstream America. He is not hurting the party by pushing these positions, the party leadership is hurting the party by supporting toxic agreements like TPP and our current healthcare system that allows corporations to bilk us.
People, left and right and center, recognize that the system is inherently corrupt and working against the average person. One only has to pay the slightest bit of attention to see this fact.
I support changing the Democratic Party from within as our best path.