Democratic Primaries

What an awful experience. I am so sorry that all of that happened.

I have read most of the posts here, and the clearest are the ones that explain that the majority of the party does not to move so far to the left. I'm not convinced of that. I personally think that a lot of Democrats have given up moving left in favor of beating Trump. But I can't prove it. I only believe that it will play out at the convention.

For Magistrate and "backroom deals", it was always my understanding that the Senate and House had discussions about bills, so that everyone could be heard. There were, admittedly, also backroom deals. So evidently, that's part of how our Congressional Democracy works.

The Democratic Party has so many faces and so many coalitions. The Progressive Caucus is one of them. When I think of Bernie supporters, I think "Progressive/Left/Liberal" arm of the party. I think I'm more liberal than center. Maybe it's that *I* want to be heard.

My cousins are Bernie supporters, and I'm not sure if they voted for Hillary. They have bought into the "Democrat=Republican" message. I want to hear their voices, so I guess I want to see if there are aspects of Bernie's message that can be included in the platform.

I personally do not want Bernie to be the nominee. Never have, never will. But I think he makes some good points, and I'm curious as to whether the voices of Bernie supporters can have an effect.