2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders did NOT ... NOT say ditch identity politics !!! [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)His negative examples just HAD to feature women--and even a hypothetical "Latina."
I think it's close to time he thinks about exiting--stage left or right depends on POV, I think. I think he's so far to the left that he's come around to the right on some issues, and I'm not saying that in a nice way, either. He brings out the worst in the Bro crowd, and they've transferred their "loyalty" from him to Trump way too easily for my tastes.
I have always said that a rising tide lifts all boats--I've said it here for YEARS. Bernie seems to want to put a certain group of people in his boat, and leave the rest of us clinging to the wreckage of the ship, waiting for someone to come back for us, eventually.
He likes to play the "I told ya so" card (which a lot of his scolding brought on)? He will very probably feel that shoe on the other foot in 2018, and it might not be an easy ride for him. This is, after all, the guy who wanted OBAMA primaried--so he surely can't complain when he gets the same treatment.