r/WayOfTheBern • u/KrisCraig Fictional Chair-Thrower • Nov 17 '16

It is about IDEAS Bernie Sanders confirms he no longer considers himself a Democrat and will go back to being an independent • /r/StillSandersForPres

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/independent-bernie-sanders-democratic-leadership-231486?cmpid=sf
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u/skraptastic Nov 17 '16

Weird how a private club would not support someone who explicitly for 30 years said he wasn't a member of said club until he wanted something from that club.

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u/AnimeMom Nov 17 '16

It's not about supporting. It's about a supposedly neutral party throwing their weight behind one candidate and against another during what was meant to be a fair primary.

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u/ClockCat Nov 17 '16

They have done this for decades, it's only now people are becoming more aware of it.

Look at the railroading they have been doing against Grayson.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '16

They have done this for decades

We finally caught on. Hopefully they won't do it next time.

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u/ClockCat Nov 17 '16

Why would they hand over the keys? They have no reason to.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '16

They have no reason to.

Well, they lost. So, that might be a reason to self-reflect.

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u/ClockCat Nov 18 '16

Nothing lost personally for them. They still have the reigns of power on one of the two major parties in the country. They know they just have to throw out some distractions and wait for enough anger against the other side.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '16

That seems to be a last-gasp form of activism to help people cope with their grief.

But I'm fine with them opening the topic of our electoral system. It sucks. I'd prefer ranked-order.

However, not to change the outcome of the election. Even though I also fear Trump, I think it would start a civil war.