2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: WaPo: "Bernie Sanders just gave an amazingly condescending interview about Hillary Clinton" [View all]Tal Vez
(660 posts)The Democratic Party needs people like him. We need people whose egos will permit them to participate as part of a team.
Ego-tripping connoisseurs who cannot permit themselves to ever appear to be satisfied with anything are of no help to anyone. Their interest is always the same - to convince everyone else that they are more ideologically pure and more spiritually advanced than anyone else living. They cannot and will not be satisfied. If anyone wants an example of that kind of person, look at Alan Keyes and what he's done to the Republican Party.
Sanders is a professional politician with many years of experience. He knows the importance of unity. The platform will take care of itself. Clinton and her political experts are designing a campaign to win in November. There shouldn't be anything in the platform that she thinks will make her campaign more difficult to win. Sanders understands that.
After Clinton wins, we can take a look at the makeup of the legislature and start pushing doable things that are in our wish lists. But, first, let's win in November.
If anyone wants an example of the kind of people that we do need, look at Elizabeth Warren and what she's doing. She's a total winner. And, it's because she places the interests of others ahead of her own ego.