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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Is Losing Primary Battles, But Winning A War [View all]Power 2 the People
(2,437 posts)Bernie's ideology IS that of an FDR Democrat. He is trying to steer the party back to its roots. Bringing in progressive independents can only make the Democratic Party stronger and make corporate Dems,who vote like Republicans, think twice before selling out working families for campaign contributions. I don't see anything wrong with that. We AS DEMOCRATS need to strengthen this great party of ours by reclaiming our FDR roots.
The Hill 4/8/17
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday night that he still does not consider himself a Democrat despite taking part in a Democratic National Committee (DNC) unity tour with the party's new chairman, Tom Perez.
"No, I'm an Independent," Sanders said when asked by MSNBC's Chris Hayes whether he now identifies as a Democrat.
"If the Democratic Party is going to succeed and I want to see it succeed it's gonna have to open its door to independents," he continued. "There are probably more independents in this country than Democrats or Republicans. It's got to open its doors to working people and to young people, create a grassroots party. That's what we need."
Vox 5/23/15
"The Democrats, to a much-too-great degree, are separated from working families. Are the Democrats 10 times, 100 times, better on all of the issues than the Republicans? They surely are, but I think it would be hard to imagine if you walked out of here or walked down the street or went a few miles away from here and you stopped somebody on the street and you said, "Do you think that the Democratic Party is the party of the American working class?" People would look at you and say, "What are you talking about?"
There was a time I think under Roosevelt, maybe even under Truman where it was perceived that working people were part of the Democratic Party. I think for a variety of reasons, a lot having to do with money and politics, that is no longer the case."