2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Advice to Hillary in advance of her meeting with Sanders on Tuesday [View all]procon
(15,805 posts)"Give Sanders what he wants in terms of platform and party rules/leadership reform"
Why?
He's not a Democrat. He's never been a Democrat, a never will be one. He's not one of us. He has no loyalty to the Party, any other Democrats, or Democratic policies, he's only interested in tooting his own horn. If the voters wanted the Democratic Party to embrace Sanders ideas they have voted for him instead of making Hillary the winner.
You're saying that Hillary should throw over all of her loyal supporters, just kick all those voters the curb, for the off chance of attracting some dishard Bernie Bros? You say voters don't want a "status quo candidate", and yet millions more voters chose Hillary, not Sanders. Your conclusions are ridiculous. Most of Sanders (at least those who will ever bother to go vote) will still vote Democratic on election day.
He'll get some nice consolation prizes as the 2nd place runner up, maybe a sash gold glitter and the home game, but he's not going to be handed an opportunity to share in the perks that rightfully belong only to the winner.