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Meet the new Bern
Same as the old Bern
I am not now, nor have I ever been, a liberal Democrat New England Monthly, 1985
Democrats and Republicans are tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum New York Times, 1989
Why should we work within the Democratic Party if we dont agree with anything the Democratic Party says?
My own feeling is that the Democratic Party is ideologically bankrupt.
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/6/1480860/--My-own-feeling-is-that-the-Democratic-Party-is-ideologically-bankrupt.htm
Do you consider yourself a Democrat? July 12, 2016
Right now, I am a Democrat obviously and were going to fight as hard as we can to transform the Democratic Party. So thats where I am right now.
Right now?
No. Its fair to say thats where I am and thats where Ill stay.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/07/28/bernie-sanders-party-affiliation-not-simple-question/87666494/
I am an independent and I have always run in Vermont as an independent October 23, 2017
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/10/23/bernie-sanders-i-am-an-independent/792186001/
My issue is not with the message but the messenger. In 2017, Sanders spoke for no one but himself. Its a matter of trust.