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In reply to the discussion: Is there an effort to take over the Democratic Party by someone outside of our Party? [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)The working class of ALL races.
The only way we can BE that party is to stand, when it really comes down to it, with the working class against the rich.
If we can do that, we can create a long-term coalition for progressive, egalitarian, anti-oppression politics.
It's not about any one person taking over the party. This isn't a party that CAN be taken over.
If Bernie is anything, he is the voice of those left out in the cold by the horrible economic changes that have been imposed from above in this country since 1981. He has his flaws and deserves specific criticism ON those flaws. His economic vision is not flawed, though-and, coupled with the greater public emphasis on fighting social oppression that some of his opponents hold, is a necessary part of Democratic revival.
He's not going to run for president again, and none of this is about his ego.