Is this all because Bernie endorsed ONE LOCAL CANDIDATE IN A LOCAL RACE

[DanTex]

35. Of course not. His preference for Mello over Ossoff is just the latest example.

The larger picture is that Bernie wants to "fundamentally transform" the Democratic Party. The way he wants to transform it is by putting more emphasis on economic issues as opposed to social issues. He wants to hold a tight line on things like single payer, and allow flexibility on things like choice. He believes that if we allow flexibility on social issues in places like Kansas and Nebraska, then the Dems can be a populist economic party that is united against corporations and the 1%.

And, predictably, this is controversial. A lot of Dems think choice is more important than single payer. In fact, a lot of Democrats don't even think that single payer is the way to go in the first place. Also, even just from a political standpoint, it's not clear that his strategy is a good one, because a big shift to the left on economic issues risks alienating centrist voters.

But, no, Bernie isn't telling the party to give up on women's rights. He's just telling it give women's rights less emphasis.