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In reply to the discussion: You're going to need people like me in 2020 [View all]LincolnRossiter
(560 posts)expectations. They dont view themselves as a minority faction of the party that deserves a place at the table and the inclusion of some (not all) of their positions in the platform. They view themselves as kingmakers who can always threaten to take their ball and go home anytime they dont get their way. And their cult-like devotion to Bernie Sanders is itself a separate issue, but its equally dangerous to party unity.
You called out one thing accurately. Vulnerable as Trump is come 2020, we do run the very real risk of blowing it if we have a repeat of 2016. So when you and your progressive friends are talking about 2019 and 2020, promise to keep an open mind, be engaged, and respect the processeven if you dont like the result. We all have ideal candidates that wed love to see take the nomination in 2020 (I like Sherrod Brown and OMalley) but not one single mainline Dem I know is committed to my candidate or bust. So dont take that tack with Bernie.