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RFK Jr. and Bernie Sanders get into screaming match over Big Pharma
(newrepublic.com)
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Before this the party simply picked a candidate at the convention. The public didn't get to vote.
It wasn't a very democratic primary process ironically. It was definitely far too weighed towards national leadership. But hardly rigged. It's hyperbolic and unconstructive to even claim. The fact Obama won only illustrates that. Rules didn't change between Obama and Sanders. Organizations are allowed to set their own rules within reason. And Sanders helped make them better.
And despite all that. So many people who claimed to support Sanders seem so focused on hindering him. Ask yourself why has Sanders not echoed your claims. Why hasn't he been a party to any of the laughable failed suits supposedly filed in defense of him. Think critically. I'm no fan of the national Democratic party. I think the state parties should take leadership back. This doesn't do that. All these false claims do is aid the fascists.
If you want to punish national Democrats. Don't enable fascists with division. Build your local and state party to be independent of the national party. It's what we all need to do. And that will make them listen.