Can the Democrats stop attacking each other?

[left-of-center2012]

This constant name calling is hurting the party.

accentuate the positive
eliminate the negative

[yaesu]

1. Every candidate has many positive attributes, lets harp on the positives, whether they are your

primary choice or not, leave the negative for tRump & only tRump.

[unc70]

2. Short Answer: Apparently not

[left-of-center2012]

3. All these dem on dem attacks will be used by the GOP in the fall

They''ll bite us in the ass.

[Dem2]

4. After the primary they will stop (hopefully)

It's expected that they'll snipe at each other in the primary. It's not all bad, it's going to be a lot worse running against a childish name-caller this fall.

[TomCADem]

5. Cornel West: I'm Not Convinced the Democratic Party Can Be Reformed

That would totally undercut Bernie's campaign with surrogates like Michael Moore, Cornell West and Susan Sarandon attacking Democrats. The whole point of Bernie's campaign is to elevate Bernie by burning the Democratic party all around him.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/12/01/cornel_west_im_not_convinced_the_democratic_party_can_be_reformed.html

DEMOCRACY NOW: In the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory over Hillary Clinton, some progressives are now pushing a shake up of the Democratic Party’s leadership in efforts to reform the party. But Dr. Cornel West says the Democratic Party can’t be reformed. During the Democratic primary, West endorsed Bernie Sanders. Sanders later picked him to serve on the Democratic platform committee. After Hillary Clinton won the nomination, West made headlines when he endorsed Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein. For more we speak with West about the Democratic Party and what organizing looks like in the wake of the election.

CORNEL WEST: Well, I think there’s going to be a lot of different responses. I have a deep love and respect for brother Bernie Sanders. I always will. I don’t always agree with him. I’m not convinced that the Democratic Party can be reformed. I think it still has a kind of allegiance to a neoliberal orientation. It still has allegiance to Wall Street, the very victory of Nancy Pelosi is a sign that neoliberalism is still hegemonic in the party. I hope that Keith Ellison is able to present a challenge to it. But, my hunch is —

AMY GOODMAN: — as head of — if he makes it is head of the Democratic National Committee.

CORNEL WEST: If he’s head of the DNC. But my hunch is the Democratic Party has simply run out of gas. I mean, this is a party that couldn’t even publicly oppose TPP when we debated that in the Platform Committee. And that’s just one small example. Couldn’t stop — couldn’t vote to stop Fracking, and so on. So, it’s still so tied to big money.