He may not wish to join the democratic party but he must understand that it is not just about him.
He should not be applying purity tests selectively, except when it comes to a woman's autonomy and gun control. He has never sold himself as a pragmatist yet wants to decide which issues we should be pragmatic on. How is pointing this out divisiveness? I don't need Bernie to tell me that healthcare is important. There are democrats who have been toiling in the fields for DECADES on these issues, getting real work done, and despite Obama facing over 300 filibusters from the GOP on everything from healthcare to infrastructure, to the minimum wage, we still think the problem is with us? How did this become a legitimate view? How did the democratic party become equated with Republicans when we are nothing like the Republicans in terms of philosophy or approach to governance? This only helps our detractors.
I am not asking for blind allegiance, I want us to get a clue and not spite ourselves while seeking to gain ground electorally. Ideology and strategy have been conflated - that doesn't help the party, it helps the ideologues. And it is tiresome for me as someone who is not a purist.
As if the shenanigans from last year wasn't enough, he's been sniping at the Democratic party - the only party strong enough to counter the GOP, affecting enthusiasm. The other effect is no connection being made between causes and solutions. It has become about individuals. I want all our Democrats to be hugely popular, I want our allies to be popular as well, what I don't want is the sniping fire and smearing of Democrats from the left. If it continues we are looking at a two term Trump presidency and a supreme court lost to us for over a generation.
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