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In reply to the discussion: Sorry, Bernie but the Democrats know whose side they are on and whose side they have always been on [View all]Demsrule86
(71,560 posts)yesterday...
The Democratic party needs fundamental change. What it needs is to open up its doors to working people, and young people, and older people who are prepared to fight for social and economic justice, Sanders said, according to the Guardian. He added that the party must understand what side it is on. And that cannot be the side of Wall Street, or the fossil fuel industry, or the drug companies.
Sanders also talked about Trump winning the election, but argued that it should hardly be considered a victory. I am often asked by the media and others, How did it come about that Donald Trump, the most unpopular presidential candidate in the modern history of our country, won the election? My answer is that Trump didnt win the election, the Democratic Party lost the election, he said to a cheering crowd, according to CNN..."
Not feeling the 'bern'.
http://www.salon.com/2017/06/11/bernie-sanders-says-current-democratic-party-strategy-is-an-absolute-failure-and-slams-trumps-incredible-hypocrisy/