Its Time for Bernie Sanders to Apologize to his Supporters, and to President Obama

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251. For me the election is a disaster...

and that is an understatement. No, I didn't win anything and I fear that we all will lose much that we value, not least of which is the prospect of stopping the progress of climate change.

What I am sneering at is the idea that Bernie owes anyone an apology. He had as much right to run for the presidency as anyone else; he brought many new voters into the party; and he addressed the needs of people the Democratic establishment were taking for granted: namely, the liberals.

I am astonished at the continued resentment of some Clinton supporters against Bernie for running for office. Do you truly not see how dangerous it is to decide in advance of the primaries who our nominee should be before anyone has had the right to vote? People here are still excoriating him for not dropping out early despite the fact that he had promised his supporters to stay in until the convention. Those of us who live in states that voted late in the primary season resented having to constantly read on DU that Bernie should drop out BEFORE WE HAD A CHANCE TO VOTE.

Blaming Bernie for Hillary's defeat will not not help efforts to face up to the reasons for the Democrats' defeat and what to do now to prevent this from happening in 2020. As I am sure that you know, we have lost ground all across the country in state legislatures and governors' positions as well as in Congress. Our rout is nearly complete, and the party needs to re-evaluate its policies and practices or it will become irrelevant.