Democrats demand Bernie Sanders get his supporters in line
As Democrats begin to form their strategy for the 2018 midterm elections and beyond, prominent members of the party are asking Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-V.t.) to reign in his supporters and their demands for ideological purity among possible candidates.
Politico reports that Sanders’ still-loyal supporters bashed Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who is seen as a rising star in the party and potential candidate to challenge President Donald Trump for the presidency in 2020. As a result, Democratic senators and groups have told Sanders and his allies that he needs to corral his supporters if he wants to be a leading figure in the party moving forward.
“It’s a huge frustration. Senators roll their eyes and acknowledge it’s one of the biggest threats to the Democratic Party, the division that they sow,” a senior Democratic Senate aide who has worked with Sanders’ office told Politico. “It would be so helpful for him to be more forceful or forthright that this isn’t the point of what his efforts were.”
Party unity will be important for the Democrats heading into 2018, where they have a chance to win a majority in the House of Representatives and gain control of governors offices, party officials say.
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