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In reply to the discussion: Chris Cillizza: Bernie Sanders still doesnt know what the Democratic party stands for [View all]Orsino
(37,428 posts)...and misleading headlines. For someone allegedly unable to give an answer, that was a pretty good answer. In identifying resistance to progressive change even in our own party, one need look no further than, say, committee chairs too cozy with payday lenders, or with some of the Dem Senate votes confirming ludicrous Trump nominees.
Status quo isn't always bad--it's what parties are mostly for, and Sanders' leadership position is a counterexample--but he isn't just restating the question. He's challenging us all to push for what should be done differently. Cilizza even notes this.
Cilizza is pretending not to understand a common rhetorical device, and he's doing it simply for effect (sic). The party is to some extent at war with itself; it always has been, and if it's to be the party of change, should be.