Former Sanders campaign chairman: Don't expect email list to be shared with DNC

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161. The Repugs certainly had a lot to do

with all of that. No one can deny that. At the same time, blaming the Repugs for everything is disingenuous. Certainly, if nothing else it casts us Democrats as ineffective. But that's not the case. We've been extremely effective on social issues when you compare where we are today to the 1960s-70s. Likewise on environmental issues. The same cannot be said for labor, tax, trade, welfare and other issues. Even when we've had control, we've cut deals with Repugs that favored corporations and Wall Street over common people and the poor. Not too long ago we were buying into "chained CPI" for crying out loud -- a slow road to poverty! There are many other similar instances where Dems supported economic policies that have hurt the middle class/poor and in so doing disappointed many Party and now former party members and non-voters. Blaming everything on Repugs is irresponsible and a recipe for further party ineffectiveness. We have a tremendous opportunity with the dominant public anti-Trump sentiment to regain control of the legislature and executive branches at the fed level and in many States. We better take advantage of that opportunity in the next two election years and when we actually have control again. There are literally millions who are skeptical about us doing that based on past experience. Millions.

Regarding Bernie, you continue to make my case that it's more about the label and butt-hurt than anything else; as well as his campaign's case about the party establishment. Where's the commitment to policy. It certainly isn't in the record or results on the economic front.