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the proclivity of the anti-Bernie brigade to show up and completely dismiss his message, movement and momentum by virtue of the primary scoreboard. I'm mean who wants to support a loser, right? 
It's nice to see some establishment Democrats appreciating what Bernie has done and at least making some noise about trying to emulate him.
Most of us wlll outlive Bernie, and watch Hillary take up other activities. The questions remain: Will the Party change? In what direction? How much? Right now there is too much negative attention paid to the personalities of the PE Democrats, and the "Deplorable®" unworthiness of a huge portion of the American population which, by Party definition, we must appeal to.
with a good message which millions will find appealing. Frankly, if any competent soul stands up for these changes, and adheres to the Constitution, I don't care if he/she is a member of the Free Beer Party.
...to what this Party needs to say and do than is Hillary and the Beltway Democrats. And I think most Americans recognize that. The Party is not served by ideological backsliding to where someone like LBJ is considered a leftist. (Bernie is nothing more than LBJ with a four-barrel carburetor.)
Consider what a rather establishmentarian Reid says. He indicates just how out of tourch the old Party structure is. More importantly, Sanders had a grassroots who put its money where its mouth is, and NO ONE else had that. That is a stark reality, indicating a mass movement which was and is grossly dissatisfied not just with the Party, but with the way the country is heading.
And the country is still heading that way, and those Bernie millions are STILL OUT THERE, waiting.
to win a national campaign. They aren't willing to do the drydock-scale overhaul that will make the Party viable everywhere. Also IMO, it is afraid to change because it would mean taking clear, bright-line stands and policy positions which might offend NOT the populace, but instead the corporations and financiers with which the Beltway has made peace over the last 40 years. Why is there a Third Way? Or a No Labels? Because the Party wants to play dodge ball with an outfit (the GOP) which has no problem labeling themselves -- and Democrats, and have been doing so for decades, and to such an extent that they virtually own over 30 states. And most of this is through default.
I tire so much of hearing people say the "Deplorables" should come to us instead of the other way around. I tire also of the idea that we shouldn't appeal to millions because they voted for a racist or misogynist, as if there are not many here in DU that have not been accused of those transgressions. You attract people with an open door and plans for betterment which are beneficial to all. Telling them to pass through an airport-like ideology scanner while grim-faced Party bureaucrats tap their feet impatiently is to turn the notion of a political party on its head!
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