2016 Postmortem

I'm not a monarchist. I don't do the great man approach to politics. If you want to suggest some issues to organize around, I'm all ears. But there is absolutely no reason to insist people pay homage to one Senator. There is a difference between a vote in a general election and insisting others are obligated to get behind a politician who isn't runnng for office anywhere the great majority of us vote.

You say you want the party to represent what you stand for, but don't say anything about what that is. The only point you make is that you expect Clinton voters to get behind Bernie. It's nice you have a poltcal hero, but one man isn't a cause or a principle. Moreover, that entire approach suggests a hierarchical view of politics that I find disturbing. Perhaps you can find something to care about besides Bernie's popularity? Defining a party's ideology entirely around one septigenarian doesn't strike me as a long-term solution. In fact it's not an ideology at all. It's a fan club.