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[Skittles]

1. he really is something

just not what so many people thought

[left-of-center2012]

2. Big snore - Yet another attack on Bernie - Boring

[George II]

6. "Another attack on Bernie"? Looks like another attack BY Bernie on the Democratic Party

[pnwmom]

9. Yet another smug slam against Obama and the Democrats from Bernie. n/t

[dembotoz]

20. and he is wrong about the loss of all those dem seats?

my state has turned pretty damn red...guess that must be bernies fault too

[TomCADem]

22. Bernie Virtually Wrote the 2016 Dem Platform!

Bernie is attacking himself.

[Sophia4]

3. Can we seriously argue with the numbers.

Republicans also have 33 out of 50 governor's mansions.

It's pretty frightening. Yes. Hillary won 3 million more votes than Trump in the popular count, but overall, we Democrats are not doing well.

And just attacking those who advocate for thoughtful review of our Party and constructive change will not get us anywhere.

[Locrian]

7. yes

kinda hard to argue...

https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=&w=1484

[George II]

15. Anyone ever think that his constant bashing of the Democratic Party might have contributed....

....to the loss of votes for Democratic candidates?

[Lonestarblue]

23. Yes!

And he only registers as a Democrat so he can run for president. Otherwise, he bashes the Democratic Party and does nothing to help anyone but himself.

[LisaM]

17. So why wasn't he pointing this out in 2012? It's not that the Dems haven't lost seats. We have.

And there are a variety of factors involved, including the consolidation of media and vote suppression tactics that we should have been concerned about for a long time, not to mention Citizens United, which, if the so-called left hadn't demonized Al Gore so much in 2000, would never have become law because we would have had better justices.

No one is arguing those numbers. But right now, as Democrats actually have real momentum and are picking up seats, is not the time to start with the divide-and-conquer tactics.

The third-party candidates who are ostensibly from the left need to focus their attacks on conservatives. It made no sense that Jill Stein ran against Hillary, not Trump, nor that Nader ran against Gore, not Bush. We don't have a parliamentary system here where you can have parties form coalitions and alliances.

[JI7]

26. He did say Obama should be Primaried

Maybe he thought someone just than Obama could do better

[TomCADem]

10. Ignore Fox, Sinclair and Billions in RW Corp Media...

... that have made an industry of stoking white resentment.

Instead, as Bernie does, blow the dog whistles.

[wasupaloopa]

13. This is not thoughtful review it is it is a standard Bernie talking point.

I've heard him say it for years and years on Brunch With Bernie.

[George II]

18. I think the attacking comes more from him toward the Democratic Party than the other way around.

[George II]

4. Who is HE to be criticizing the Democratic Party?

But, as for your footnote, he's one of only TWO Senators who voted against Russia sanctions (98-2 vote) Why is he siding with Putin?

[Plucketeer]

29. Who is he?

Maybe you were on hiatus to Mars at the time, but he's the primary hopeful who drew ENORMOUS crowds of folks yearning for REAL change - not nicey-cutesy changes, but FUNDamental changes to governing that would impact EVERY strata of American humanity. The one that didn't take a dime of corporate moolah while others in the race were charging thousands of dollars for a plate of catered chicken and trimmings. The people who coughed up those tabs weren't looking for anything in return - they usually paid thousands of dollars for their daily fare, even without a celebrity guest at the table! But of course - as we know now - Bernie "lost" due to his unpalatable message. Just WHO his message was unpalatable to, I ain't sayin'. It's against clubhouse rules, you see.

[secondwind]

5. Isnt he just telling it like it is? n/t

[TomCADem]

12. Seems like he is admitting that he is a failure...

...given that the party largely adopted his purported platform in 2016.

[wasupaloopa]

8. I am so tiredof hearing this from a man who has very little to show for his time in Congress.

He puts forward many bills that never see the light of day. If you want to be effective you have to work with the way things are while you work for change.

Sitting on the side throwing arrows at Dems gets us nowhere.

[DesertRat]

11. So Sanders used an event marking the 50th anniversary of MLK's assassination

to say that President Obama’s charisma obscured Democratic failures??

Sanders needs to stop referring to President Obama. He isn't in the same league as President Obama OR Dr. King.

[TomCADem]

14. Yup, He Did Effectively Say That Obama...

...is articulate for a black guy on MLK’s Birthday and that he lacked substance.

[DesertRat]

16. We need unity and all Sanders does is incite division.

Democrats need to unite and take back the House and Senate! Our country and democracy depends upon it.

[Skittles]

19. I know who is lacking substance

and it ain't Obama

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

21. Blah blah blah blah blah

So what's your solution Sanders?

[Roy Rolling]

24. Personality Politics

Sanders has a point, maybe somebody should address that instead of ad hominem attacks. Stop looking to avoid blame and start looking for solutions. Saying an extraordinary man like president Obama overshadowed weakness elsewhere is not a slam on Obama.

I don't know if there's a "Bernie's angle", but there's certainly an anti-Bernie crusade being waged by some. And "dog whistles"? That's a bit judgmental.

Save the venom for Republicans, they are the ones who have vowed to destroy Democrats.

[PatrickforO]

25. Interesting. About half the people on this thread are looking at this as

Bernie ATTACKING the Democratic party.

I'm sorry, but I don't see it as that at all.

Bernie is pointing out that we have to learn to talk about kitchen table issues in a much more compelling way if we want to win elections.

There HAS been something wrong with our message. I mean, in 2012, one of my state's US Senators, a Democratic incumbent, was defeated by a right wing-nut when he should have won handily. But he ran such a sorry campaign that it was like swishing warm water around in your mouth - he lost because NOBODY really had any idea of what he stood for.

Before getting up in arms about someone who says something that makes us feel a bit uncomfortable, let us ask the right question first: Is what he says true? Is it partly true?

[GaryCnf]

27. What,a ridiculous,statement

It's not the platform, which we ignore, it's the policies of an entrenched establishment AND it hasn't been 15 years, it's been TWENTY SIX years.

[shanny]

28. Hard to argue with that

given all the lost House, Senate, governorships, state leg seats...and now the presidency, however fluke-ish that was.

Despite our well-earned affection for Obama and hatred for Trump, the Democratic Party in General is not beloved. We can do better.

[slumcamper]

30. Christ almighty (in the cursing sense), I'm TIRED.

This fatigue is wearing me thin.

That said, I DO think the D party needs to adopt a more fundamentally populist stance. It doesn't take a PhD for any person to understand that a living wage, universal healthcare, and affordable and accessible higher education is in their personal best interest.

Too bold? Not any bolder than the other side's assault on LGBTQ rights, voting rights, choice, etc., etc. Really? What the hell. The weak, non-commital, milquetoast stance of the party is killing us.