How will Bernie try to defend his record on this I wonder?

[Jim Lane]

42. Could we retire this "outreach" canard that's been repeatedly refuted?

You refer to Bernie as "head of Democratic Party Outreach". He is not. He is the outreach chair for the Democratic caucus in the Senate.

In that capacity, he's a member of the Senate Democratic Steering & Outreach Committee, which, according to its website, "is dedicated to fostering dialogue between Senate Democrats and leaders from across the nation." That doesn't mean that Bernie and the other Senators on the committee (all of whom, you'll note, have day jobs) have full responsibility for the Democratic Party's outreach.

So, who is actually the "head of Democratic Party Outreach"? That would be up to the Democratic National Committee, which runs the party. During the 2016 campaign, the DNC designated a Senior Advisor for Progressive Outreach. His name is Michael Lux. I don't know if he was just an election-time hire or if he's still on staff. If you want an actual head of Democratic Party Outreach, take it up with the current DNC Chair, who, incidentally, is not the one whom Bernie Sanders supported for that post.