Give it a break, Bernie.

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276. That's absurd

There are all kinds of people involved in resistance, not just Sanders supporters. The largest effort was the women's march. To claim that is Bernie's doing is offensive. That activism does not emanate from a single member of the political elite. It was the work of millions of women. Activism is also being generated by immigrant rights activists, Muslim, and interfaith groups. To erase them in favor of your great man view of the world where you insist one member of the political elite is responsible for it all is incredibly offensive.

The Democrats are doing their jobs in congress and holding town halls in their districts. Representing their constituents. The ONE protest that Bernie helped organize was in conjunction with the rest of the Democratic leadership. Why should they be organizing rallies? They are supposed to be doing their damn jobs, not campaign endlessly. Trump staged a rally because he's desperate for attention. Our elected representatives have jobs to do. Rallies serve the interests of politicians, not the public.

Any member of the black caucus does more than Bernie on any day. A good number of senators and congressman have been far more active in pressing the Trump administration. Where has Bernie been on Russian interference, on the immigration raids or the Muslim ban? Has he mentioned the Russia issue even once? Where was he when Senators like a Franken and Booker and congressional reps were at the airports trying to stop their constituents from being deported? Bernie has instead chosen to focus on the race for DNC Chair, molbilizing his supporters around that rather than Trump. This article shows what he did to Jaime Harrison. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/sanders-revolution-resists-dnc-loss-23540

You don't have the first idea of what is happening with the protests and local activism. In my area, the Democratic Party is holding forums and town halls in a number of issues. And many of those same reps have been involved with protests and activist groups. No, they aren't rallies because the purpose is to LISTEN to voters and answer their questions rather than feed the politician's desire for applause.