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In reply to the discussion: Vast Majority of Democrats Want Sanders to Stay in Race: Poll [View all]Wibly
(613 posts)They will encourage Sanders to stay in and use the convention fight as a spring board.
Near as I can tell though, they are more worried about the Clinton political machine, and don't want to offend it. There's an awful lot of money behind Hillary and Bill.
Seems the push to have Sanders out is short sighted and more than a little bit fear generated. The DNC is afraid a floor fight will harm their preferred candidate.
That is absolutely the wrong way for the DNC to be thinking right now. The DNC should be thinking about making their convention, and nomination, the most open democratic and inclusive event in American politics. They should not be worried about who comes out the winner. They should be pre-occupied insuring that every American has a say, inside their party and out.
Primarily, their goal should be to present the people with a clear alternative to the obvious Fascist the Republicans have chosen.
Right now it seems they are fully prepared to fight the coming election on a "at least she's not Donald or some crazy Socialist" meme, when they should be fighting it on a "we represent you and the core values of American Society" platform.
If the Democrats lose the coming election, it will not be because Bernie Sanders stayed in too long, or did not stay in long enough. It will be because the DNC put money and power ahead of serving the country and the ideals of democracy, and did not listen to what the Majority of Americans are telling them.