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[Jakes Progress]

48. Here is the problem with this defense of Bernie.

It has to do with his priorities. Bernie is a one-note song. It is always about the lousy rich people. First we deal with the capitalists, then anything else is considered.

If this OP were his argument, he would have endorsed and campaigned with Ossof instead of demurring because he wasn't sure of the candidates socialist bona fides. He would have enthusiastically campaigned for Hillary instead of grumping through the final months of the general election.

If it is okay with Bernie to elect an anti-choice candidate because we need to elect Democrats who will fight the banks, why not elect non-socialist candidates who will fight the anti-choice forces. Bernie is not consistent with this. His only schtick is capitalist revolution. He has a lot of white men who agree that that is the most important thing. But the Democratic party has many faces. Economic Justice is certainly way up there. But not at the cost of Social justice. Environmental justice. Feminist justice. LBGTQ justice.

Had Mello campaigned with the same standard that Joe Biden uses, it might be less of an issue. But to demand that the party rearrange things to support an anti-choice mayor over taking time and effort to support a Democrat who could take over a very symbolic house seat is too much to let go.

Bernie is going to have to do something that neither he nor trump is good at: He has to admit that he is wrong and correct his error. Here's hoping.