Why is Bernie Sanders running for the Democratic nomination since he's not a Democrat?

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58. Oh, I dunno

There's a long list of ego's that have run for that job. Fairly long list of folks that felt "entitled" or that it was "their turn".

The real issue I have with candidates like him is that they seriously run as "outsiders" or whatever, but what that really means is they've built no real relationships in government. They're not necessarily going to attract a strong team when they get there. We went through that with Carter who showed up and had trouble getting along with much of Washington. He ultimately built up a team in the executive branch, but he never really got along with congress.

I do think that Bernie is going to be a bit surprised at how much harder it's going to be this time. He's got far more competition and people have far greater choices. He showed that there was enthusiasm for much of his message, but he'd best not confuse that with enthusiasm for HIM.