Sanders supporters took over the Nevada Democratic Party. It's not going well.

[Ocelot II]

10. The thing is, running a state party shouldn't be an exercise in ideology.

It's all about management - raising money and keeping track of it, GOTV, public relations, all the boring machinery that a lot of people don't want to bother with because they want to change things. Whether you're a progressive or a moderate or whatever, you set that aside and take care of business. Party ideology isn't your job. The DSA is complaining that this party chair didn't do a good job, which seems to be true, but their complaint is: “This is our lesson, and we hope socialists everywhere will pay close attention: the Democratic Party is a dead end,” it read. “It is a ‘party’ in name only; truly, it is simply a tangled web of dark money and mega-donors, cynical consultants, and lapdog politicians.”

No. That's bullshit. What they should be complaining about is poor management and disorganized fundraising, not whining about "dark money and mega-donors, cynical consultants, and lapdog politicians." That's not how you strengthen a state party and win elections.