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In reply to the discussion: Is the (D) behind the name more important than the voting record? [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... they'll either vote for Democrats, or they won't.
If this (so-called) "Sanders Wing" believes it has power and influence, then their first order of business should be to get Bernie Sanders to actually join (permanently) the Democratic party.
If the "Sanders Wing" could convince him to do that, and if Bernie actually did that, I think he'd earn more respect and he'd have the moral authority to have more influence in guiding and shaping the party. But he hasn't, and he won't, so he doesn't.
Why do some people even want to bother perpetuating the idea of a "Sanders Wing". It's an unnecessary construct. That's pretty much a RELIC from the primary, wouldn't you say? Why do some people continue to draw lines of division in this way? Us and them. We and they. It's not helping. In fact, I think it's hurting.