Sanders and/or King decide to run in the next DEMOCRATIC Party primary. Why is that resolution so controversial?

as a requirement to VOTE in Vermont's open primary, have to do with the requirement proposed, and defeated, by the DNC that a candidate for office declare him or herself a Democrat to get the benefits that the DNC bestows upon its candidates? That doesn't seem all that unreasonable to me - not that I mind maintaining the status quo either - or, do I have that wrong?

Indy but has always worked and caucused with the Dems. I'm wondering what the issue was.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/20/democrats-reject-proposal-to-force-bernie-sanders-to-join-the-party/

btw, you catch the news about Tom Perez cleaning house at the DNC? Holy crap!!

apply to state elections next year. It may have something to do with the Vermont Progressive Party having a big influence, the other coalitions in the state, etc.

I'm just trying to understand the reasoning BEHIND the DNC's proposal of that requirement. You think that by forcing Bernie to run under the "Democratic" banner, as opposed to running as an "Independant," the thinking was that, somehow, this would ease acceptance among the majority of DNC members of his running for, and successfully capturing, the Democratic nomination for President in 2020?

generations.

he talks "straight dope" while "keepin it real."

In past elections, Bernie has chosen to run in the Democratic primary, has won it, has declined the nomination, and has won in November as an independent. Some people on the DNC don't like that but that's their tough luck.

The more Bernie bashing the more I'm convinced , in hindsight, he should have ran as an Independent in 2016.

Why not?
He's catching hell anyway.

and ridiculously expensive system, the required infrastructure to support an independent assault is insurmountable. Had the DNC played FAIR with Bernie, we'd be living in a totally different dimension than we're now suffering.