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In reply to the discussion: Sanders reopens Dem primary wounds [View all]Demsrule86
(68,543 posts)We need to beat Trump and making demands and trying to dismantle the Democratic Party and build a new one based on purity and purges will not help us in the long run...we have an emergency on our hands. And a big tent means tolerance for all...so you will never have it all your way ...no one will... and if your think ruining our election chances with three 80 + year old SCOTUS justices then we will have to agree to disagree. We barely lost and if there is such a fever for taking money out of politics and breaking up the banks etc, why are there no protests against Trump's economic policies? Bernie had a good idea (not breaking up the banks though regulating them would be best) but it is not enough. You must remember that such promises did not help him win the primary...We have to face the fact that we are a center left country at this moment and deal with reality. I don't give a damn who becomes DNC chair as long as they have no baggage that will interfere with electing our people and have a realistic plan to win. Ellison has baggage. He made immoderate remarks about Israel and he wants to push long time Democratic donors out of the party thus starving our candidates and allowing the GOP easy victories...we could lose Sherrod Brown under that scenario. The Koch brothers will put 100 million or more in the Ohio Senate race. We must fight fire with fire. So while I like Ellison, he is not the right man for the job. We must win 18 and 20. With Trump acting like a buffoon, we should not squander the opportunity to take back governorship's, state Houses and the the US House.