Democratic Primaries

Trump is a "public figure" as is Mitch McConnell and Rush Limbaugh. I doubt any jury on DU would delete a comment denigrating any of them.

Bernie it seems to me is in a grey zone. He says he's a Democrat but only when he's trying to win the Democratic nomination for Senate or President. In the past, as soon as he pushes out actual Democrats in the Vermont primary, he immediately switches back to being an independent, which is also what happened in 2016 after his presidential run.

Personally, I don't see him as a Democrat at all. He merely uses the label when convenient--as when wanting to gain access to mailing lists or--in the event he's nominated--control of the "establishment" infrastructure he is at such great pains to discredit and otherwise undermine.

As soon as this campaign is over--and it becomes evident even to Bernie that he's lost--we'll see him revert back to claiming he's too ideologically pure to be a Democrat.

Just as a bit of background: I voted for Bernie in my state's 2016 primary, and contributed to his campaign. I became disillusioned with him during the 2016 convention and afterwards, and have now drifted to a state where I actively dislike him. I imagine there are quite a few people who share this odyssey from enthusiasm to distaste. Which is why I know Bernie has little if any chance of winning the nomination, come what may.