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In reply to the discussion: But Bernie is Not a Democrat... [View all]AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Independents/NPP outnumber both major political parties. Democrats cannot win without them. Rather than opening up the primary nominating process, inexplicably the corporate Democrat-fluffers continue to insist on closed primaries which last time produced a nominee that should have anihilated Trump (like Obama did McCain and Romney) regardless of any and all real or imagined impediments.
If Democrats do not grow the party and open up the nominating process, they are doomed to repeat history. We've already lost the presidency, both houses of Congress, most govenorships and state legislatures, and the Supreme Court for a generation. Democrats need to rethink their strategy and can't afford to get it wrong again. Bernie is trying against knuckleheaded resistance to help Democrats win.