Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: "I'm returning to the Democratic Party to Support Bernie Sanders" [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)vote for the Dem nominee, AND to put more Progressive Democrats in Congress so Bernie has a good, reliable on the issues, Democratic Congress that begin the process of deconstructing the Corporate takeover of our electoral system.
The Independent voting bloc is the biggest in the country right now due to the American people's disillusionment with both parties and the economic inequality they have created over the decades.
Which is why many are returning now that someone who represents those voters, is actually running.
And that is why it is so important that he wins. Voters returning to the party, or joining it to vote against the status quo, will not remain if he does not win. Which means we could end up with a Republican in the WH.
The refusal to look outside the DC bubble and look at WHY Dems lost the last two midterms, has been the cause of those losses.
Iow, they did not listen to the people, kept pushing Corporate candidates until finally many people just gave up, or began to focus on local elections and getting progressive issues on their local ballots AND WINNING.
It's up to the party now to decide who more likely to draw voters to the party.
The people are not going to keep on telling them and being ignored. They will go back to where they believe they have some influence, to their local and state politics.