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[DanTex]

86. The only way to make any progress on the issues is if the Democratic Party wins votes.

And conversely, when the GOP wins, then a lot of progress is lost on the issues. So, yeah, I would say that what's good for the Democratic Party is also good for progressive issues. And also, yes, I think people should voice their issues within the party, rather than attack the party. That doesn't mean the party doesn't have flaws. But what it does mean is that we fix our flaws from within, we don't do it by going out and hurting the party and thereby helping the GOP.

And, yes, the "Democrats are just as bad" thing is most definitely a Sanders issue. It was his delegates booing at the convention. Yeah, I know he didn't tell them to boo, but at some point, as a politician, if you inspire people into destructive actions like that, you bear some responsibility. He also bears responsibility that a speaker at his rally called Hillary a whore, even though it wasn't him who did that. It was Bernie who set the tone, those other people were following the tone that he set.

Also, let's not forget that the left has failed catastrophically at everything it has tried for the last several decades. The main accomplishments of the left are electing W in 2000 and helping elect Trump in 2016. Other than that, the left has absolutely nothing to show for its strategy of attacking the Democratic Party. So I would suggest that it is in the best interests of the left to start trying something different.