Bernie Sanders needs to sail off into the sunset

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142. People are upset. When posts are emotionally influenced they tend to land hard.

I agree that comments like, "sail off..." and the like are not particularly helpful to a discussion, but I understand them because Sanders' rhetoric is in fact divisive in a climate where the Democratic Party made gains, but still faces significant challenges. I supported Sanders in the primary in 2016 despite some of the flaws in his message. I do think that there are some Democratic politicians who have been influenced by the lobbying of large corporations. I also understand that in many of those cases, those corporations are actually constituents of the area where those politicians are serving. Joe Biden has been accused of being too close to the insurance industry. Well, Delaware is a major hub for the insurance industry so there is a great deal of pressure. Sanders was accused of being cozy with the firearms industry as well, because there were firearms manufacturers and other firearms constituency groups that are powerful in Vermont.

I think that there are valid critiques of the Democratic Party, but I think that Sanders spends too much time focusing on those critiques. In this climate, there needs to be a focus on taking the common foe out of power. I don't see a problem with discussing the need for the party to adapt and improve, but Sanders' comments at this point are divisive and they will do damage. He needs to look at the bigger picture right now.