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(15,970 posts)though it's unrealistic, idealistic, immature, unicorn and rainbows garbage when it comes to progressivism.
Heresy that he should put ideals and principles ahead of associations. Nevermind that both parties have nominated members of other parties as their presidential candidate in the past, most recently Ike in 1952.
Nevermind that the Democratic Party and caucus has embraced Bernie for more than 20 years now in DC.
Nevermind that Bernie has voted with the Democratic Party more often than most Democratic Congresspeople over his career (95% of his votes have been with the Party as compared to 80% for the average Democrat).
Nevermind that the Democratic Party has officially supported Bernie over Democratic opponents multiple times in past Congressional campaigns.
No, disregard, ignore, disrespect him because he has been courageous enough to criticize the system, and establishment politics ... and nevermind that his political views more closely mirror traditional Democratic Party principles, values and ideals than almost all "pure Democrats".
So short-sighted and small.