Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Why is Hillary doubling down on attacking a Dem candidate? [View all]BlueMTexpat
(15,692 posts)a "Democrat of convenience;" he is still listed as an Independent for his Senate seat/campaigning.
If you look at his record, he changed from a party where he routinely lost elections to be an "Independent," and that is how he FINALLY won an election. He first campaigned as a "Democrat" in 2016 to piggyback on DNC resources to get the exposure he needed, all the while moaning, groaning about and bashing the DNC.
Then he shucked the "Democrat" label to be an "Independent" again.
He reinstated his "Democrat" status in 2019 - while still being counted as an "Independent" in the Senate - only to be able to run in Dem primaries in 2020. This occurred once again to piggyback on and use DNC resources, debate venues, etc. for his candidacy, once again all the while bashing the DNC and other Democrats.
Once Hillary became a Democrat, she stayed that way. Nearly all of her many accomplishments - which Bernie can never even hope to equal - occurred while she was a Democrat. She is only stating the truth about him. His colleagues find him very difficult to work with.
Democrats like me - and Hillary - certainly have a right to be very leery of what SBS says and does. And to criticize him.
He has not ever proven to me that he IS a Democrat. He assumes the label for convenience sake.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden