So, yeah, here's a big heaping helping of "Shut The Fuck Up"

[MADem]

228. No, I didn't. There are, in fact, THREE FORMS. At least!

This conversation is in aid of establishing what PARTY the Senator will affiliate with--no?

The first form is the FEC form. The candidate must fill in Block 4, identifying his party.

The second form is the petition form required by the state(s). These also require that the party be identified. I didn't try to "game" you that the form was different--it was in ADDITION TO the first form that I provided this, to demonstrate that Sanders will have to decisively STATE his party affiliation when he gathers signatures in the STATES.

There is a THIRD form--that goes along with the second form, usually called a "consent form." In this form, the candidate is required to tell the state--and it doesn't matter what state, they all have similar guidelines--how he or she wants his or her name to appear on the ballot, exact spelling, nickname, and PARTY AFFILIATION.

But at the end of the day, it only matters what the candidate himself says, and what the affected party chair says. Sanders has said he will run as a Democrat:

Sanders first announced his run in an email to supporters and media sent just after midnight early Thursday morning.
"After a year of travel, discussion and dialogue, I have decided to be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president," he wrote in the email, highlighting economic inequality, climate change and the Citizens United Supreme Court decisions as key issues spurring him to run.

Sanders first confirmed to the Associated Press in a story published Wednesday that he plans to run for the Democrats' 2016 presidential nomination.

And Debbie Wasserman Schultz has welcomed him, in a measured way, to the fold:

For their part, the Democratic National Committee offered a measured welcome of Sanders to the 2016 race on Thursday.

"Sanders is well-recognized for his principled leadership and has consistently stood up for middle class families," DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said in the statement. "Throughout his service in the U.S. House and Senate, Bernie Sanders has clearly demonstrated his commitment to the values we all share as members of the Democratic Party."