ROFL... Will the Democratic Party nominate a candidate who hasn’t been a member of their party, and who has long denounced it?
Change it to Republican party and the candidate Donald Trump and you might have a legitimate story. Bernie has caucused with the Dems for decades, no big leap there. He has even been appointed to committee chair position by them.
Trump has long been a supporter of Democrats and Democratic platforms. But the cons cower to the bully every time, and suddenly he is a republican. That is more of a disconnect than bernie is by a factor of about 30.
makes clear, while putting more context to Starr's .. "Will the Democratic Party nominate a candidate who hasn’t been a member of their party, and who has long denounced it?"
Paul Starr's article is a good one, even though the answer to his question is still most probably, thankfully, a rhetorical one.
As well as the fact Bernie has denounced both parties over years, this bit from Starr's says something about Bernie's political integrity
"The lack of support for Sanders among elected Democrats may also reflect his lack of support for them. During 2015, Clinton raised $18 million for other Democratic candidates, while Sanders did no fundraising for them at all. Those are just last year’s numbers. The difference in party fundraising between them going back decades would surely be even more dramatic. After all, before this campaign began, Sanders was emphatic that he was not a Democrat."
in competing as a Democrat.
How do you think Sanders would fare if he was competing as an independent?
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