2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why the Democratic establishment fears Bernie Sanders [View all]kennetha
(3,666 posts)See, I was right when I said a couple of weeks ago that Sanders is attempting a hostile takeover of the party.
His true colors are shining through and so are the colors of many of his supporters
Check out this locked thread for some of their confessions:
Sanders supporters fess up -- not democrats at all
He's been hating on the democrats for years, as just one of the two parties of the ruling class
(see: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/sanderss-party-problem/460293/)
I know, I know he's caucused with them in the House and the Senate for decades now, but he's obviously been holding his nose all that time.
I said it then, and I'll say it again. Sanders is trying to remake the party in its own image. The only reason he isn't running as the socialist he really is because there is no infrastructure to support it. The e Democratic Party has a lot of intact national political infrastructure. If you could seize that infrastructure, and turn it into a militantly leftist party, you'd have your socialist party. Presto! Chango!
It's a long shot, to be sure, but that's clearly what Sanders is up to. He's trying take the Democratic Party and remake it in his own socialist image. Pretty daring move. He's gotten farther than you might have thought he would at first. But it's pretty clear that the powers that be within the democratic party don't want to see the party become an outright socialist party. Otherwise, they would have become that long ago. I said then and I'll say it again, I bet they believe such a party is not likely to be a majority party anytime soon.
That's why the Super delegates are flocking to Hillary and fleeing Bernie. That's why they won't be cowed by the press or Sanders supporters into abandoning her, even if by some Sanders like miracle he manages to get more pledged delegates.
Stand your ground Democrats, you have nothing to lose but your Party.