General Discussion

He lost because African-American, Latinx-American and some demographics of women didn't feel he had a strong enough public commitment to fighting social oppression. I accept their will. Those groups didn't support Sanders, but aren't AGAINST economic justice, and it's absurd to argue that they are somehow the strongest defenders of undiluted capitalism-a economic model that can't be free of social oppression-in the Democratic Party. BTW, what is it about social democracy that you actually object to? It's not unpopular and you've never said what your hostility to it is grounded it.

I said I wasn't going to respond in the OP because I wanted to just read what people had to say. I was giving people a chance to just say what it was they objected to. In what universe is THAT hostile? Why was it important to get me to respond?

And I agree with you about bringing in new voters...there's no conflict betwee trying to win over new voters and trying to turn those who abstained last time into Dem voters. where do you think new voters are going to come from? Most new voters would be poor. The poor would respond to a social democratic program. All the centrists already vote. All the people who want "pro-business" policies already vote.

The reason I have emphasized my stance on the next presidency is that it looks like some people think I'm covertly campaigning for the guy. I don't want him to "take over" the party, either(and from what I can see he was never trying to). I have no objectives other than unity and victory.

I've proposed nothing that would destroy the party.