2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The fringe left problem [View all]Arazi
(6,879 posts)Bernie Sanders reached them. Even if they don't see themselves as Democrats, they were prepared to vote Dem which will only help us going forward.
These aren't "fringe left".
These are the future, our future. The fact is the Democratic party is shrinking and we need to reach "new" voters.
I realize this isn't a solution, just some thoughts.
Furthermore, I completely disagree with your evaluation of Bernie Sanderss role in the primary. Just like Obama had to win over the PUMAs in 2008, it was Hillary's job to win over the BOBs. If you can't even admit that fact - that the candidates job is to win over voters, not just expect and demand voter fealty - then you're never going to get solutions because you're seeing every suggestion thru a flawed lens.