(CNN) Sen. Bernie Sanders : 'Democratic brand is pretty bad'

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156. What truth is that?

You do realize that, because of the outcome of this election more women have registered to run for office than ever. Women, who are a huge part of the base of the party.

They didn't do it because of Bernie.

I think this election has opened eyes, not to the bad parts of the party but to the good. It's opened eyes to how rigged the elections are, both to gerrymandering and to possible interference.

I'm a member of the local Democratic party. I attend monthly club meetings. Since the election I've met more people at the meetings than ever. Once we were almost dying off but now we're growing, expanding our borders and thriving. Last month was officer election and every position is filled by a woman for the first time in local club history. Two of the women became members at the November meeting held a week after the election.

I don't give a damn about what seems wrong at a national level. The focus for real growth is always in the local. And the new crop of groups proves that people are ready to fight for this country and will do so by supporting the party.

All Bernie is doing right now is shitting on the hard work local groups are putting in. It makes me angry.