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[Ken Burch]

35. The point is, neither of those people will ever run for office again.

Yes, the Sanders campaign didn't properly communicate its strong antiracist position. Yes, some Sanders supporters, generally when provoked by false accusations(such as the reprehensible claim that the Sanders campaign didn't WANT black votes) said foolish things.

But most Sanders people did support Hillary in the fall, and Bernie gave her his strong support in the fall.

And the campaign is OVER, with neither Bernie nor Hillary being personally responsible for the result.

This is no longer about Bernie or Hillary. Neither of them will ever seek the presidency again.

And neither of them will "control" the party no matter who is elected DNC chair.

And since neither of them will, there is no reason to pretend there is actually a split, in the MODERN era, between social justice and economic justice advocates. I believe we are all committed to BOTH justice struggles.

So can we please work for unity now...can we please accept that we all need each other, and can the conversation on justice in this party move past the talking points of a long-finished primary season?