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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders says liberals shouldnt trust Democrats [View all]Caliman73
(11,744 posts)I supported Sanders in the primary. I do think that in some ways, the Democratic party has been complacent and has tinkered around the edges of policy rather than going boldly into a committed idea of what the party stands for and what they plan to do in terms of policy. That said, I strongly disagree with how Sanders and his Revolution are trying to strong arm the Democratic party. Sanders lost the primary but he was able to influence the party platform which is a good thing. Instead of excoriating the "establishment" Sanders needs to coordinate with Perez and others in leadership about what message Democrats need to be putting out there. The message should be positive, What are Democrats going to do with control of the levers of government? How are they going to try to get their goals accomplished?
We need to stop just saying, "The top 0.1% ..." and "Wall Street..." We need to stop just redefining the problem and focus on good, simple, policy solutions that can be explained to the electorate. This continued fighting among ourselves is not going to lead to any kind of positive outcome.