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In reply to the discussion: Post removed [View all]Quixote1818
(28,918 posts)and that is Bernie's primary focus. To shine a light on the ties to Wall Street etc. Yes the Democratic party is 100 times better than the Republican party and Hillary was easily the better choice compared to Trump but it's a deeper problem than that. When Reagan dismantled the Unions Democrats thought they had no place to go for money so they had to start courting Wall Street and the country hasn't really had a party looking after the middle and lower class since then. Sanders is looking at the big picture which is like walking on a tight rope. He has to balance pointing out that much of the Dem establishment is bought off but not hurt Democratic candidates too much in his should I say, Quixotic quest against those who own the country. If it works out we get a Democratic Party much more like it was when FDR was in power. That is the ultimate goal, to get the Democratic Party back to it's roots. It's a huge balancing act that seems to have upset a few on DU but someone has to fight that fight and he has a following and the respect of the news media. He has to keep fighting it whether people like it or not.