2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: There's no good reason to anathematize Bernie and his supporters. [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)I support people like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, Al Franken, Ron Wyden and others BECAUSE they stand for something and aren't afraid to let you know about it.
It isn't about Bernie. It is about backbone.
DU has always been strongly biased toward the DLCers. IMHO, THAT is the group that is out of touch with America. It is the DLC view that is marginal. So I would say all of us who support Democratic principles and candidates who unapologetically fight for these principles really need to reach out to the DUers on the margins because we do need you on the team even if you are more at home with the safe "junior Republican" choices.
But we simply cannot afford to have any more of the candidates you like to support. We can't afford any more losses like that. We really need to think not of the "safe choices" but of a real revolution. There really isn't a lot of time left.