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| Bernie Sanders Leaves the Democratic Party |
| 2016-07-28 |
| h/t Instapundit The nomination was barely sealed up at the Democratic National Convention before Bernie Sanders, who had campaigned against Hillary Clinton for the party’s nod, went back to being an Independent. Sanders, who considers himself, officially, an Independent in Congress because his views lean further left than the Democratic party’s platform, caucuses with Democrats. But until declaring an intention to run for the presidency in 2015, he had rarely, if ever, identified as a member of the Democratic Party (he’s been in politics since 1979). And now, despite pleading with his base to support Hillary, even though they’re concerned that she’s too moderate, Sanders will return to Vermont and to his seat in the Senate, and he’ll do it with no official party affiliation. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #3 Yes, and the old bugger did his job nearly too well. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-07-28 09:09 |
| #2 He's been compensated for his work. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-07-28 09:07 |
| #1 They left him even before he started. The emails verify that. Any different than failed Trunk candidate Gary Johnson switching to another party? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-07-28 08:22 |