2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie is Hustling the Democratic Party [View all]MineralMan
(146,288 posts)really connected with the Democratic Party. For many of his supporters, that is a plus. However, when it comes to down-ticket candidates for House and Senate seats, it's far from a plus. The President does not work in a vacuum. He has to have strong support from Congress, but he doesn't seem to be looking for that, really.
And, frankly, he's not getting it. Every Democratic House member and Senator is a superdelegate. Every last one. The number of those superdelegates who have endorsed and are supporting Hillary Clinton is telling. Democratic Senators work with Bernie Sanders and have worked with Hillary Clinton in the Senate. They know both. They're familiar with both candidates by association with them. House members, too, have experience with both candidates as legislators.
Almost all have endorsed Hillary Clinton. A few have endorsed Bernie.
Frankly, those endorsements should be informative to voters. The goal is to get progressive legislation enacted. That will require cooperation at all levels.
That is why Bernie Sanders will almost certainly not be the Democratic nominee for President, despite his insurgent popularity, especially with independent voters. Long-time Democrats are voting for Clinton.
And there it is. That's my opinion, by the way. Yours might be different.