My view from north of your border

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30. He's a Democratic Socialist. They have been shunned by the conservatives

who run things inside the DC beltway. That has been going on for 40 years. It's why he is an independent. He is not welcome in the Democratic Party.

I'm delighted he changed his registration. He tested the waters and found that a lot of people are sick and tired or conservative rubbish and are looking for a better deal for all of us. The conservatives, being conservative and slow learners, are still fighting against this and that's why there are so many Bernie bashers out there.

Clinton was smart enough to adopt 80% of Sanders's platform. Her problem was that she couldn't get her message out past all the blow dried bobbleheads in the media. It's a miracle she won.

If the party keeps running "business as usual" campaigns, it will eventually become a permanent minority party.