Bernie Sanders broadens attacks on the Democratic party as the nomination slips from his grasp
Hillary Clinton’s allies have pressured Bernie Sanders to tone down his criticisms of Democrats as the party’s convention nears. But a speech he gave yesterday shows that if anything, Sanders is broadening his attacks on the party even as his chances of getting the nomination narrow.
At a rally in Springfield, the independent senator from Vermont suggested Democrats have fallen short of their ideals and that low turnout in midterm elections can be attributed to the party’s aligning itself with special interests. His comments were in line with what he began to say late last month, which is that if he doesn’t win the nomination he still will try to “completely revitalize the Democratic Party.”
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Sanders has tended to criticize “establishment politics” in past campaign appearances, but his rally Friday was most more explicitly aimed at Democrats.
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Sanders criticized the Democratic primary process. He has won primaries that were open to independents, like Michigan’s, but struggled in primaries that were closed to unaffiliated voters, like New York’s.
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