Give it a break, Bernie. [View all]

[DanTex]

The most important thing about the new DNC is bringing the party together. Whoever won, there was going to be a chunk of the party that was disappointed. This is why I personally was hoping neither Perez nor Ellison would win, even though I like both of them a lot. Simply so that it wouldn't be perceived as a victory for one wing of the party over another.

Both Perez and Ellison understood this, which is why they conducted the campaign in the respectful way they did, and which is why the very first thing they did after the election was talk about party unity.

And then we have Bernie -- who is already a somewhat divisive figure -- right off the bat, lecturing Perez about how he thinks the DNC should be run. This is not helpful.

Not all Democrats and progressives are Berniecrats. In fact, most aren't. There's not one part of the party that is more important than any other. And the most important thing of all is unity. Bernie needs to take a cue from Ellison here.