re: #207 Belafon

Bernie posted a message to the New Republic:

And while I’m torn about what to do about Bernie remaining an independent, I have to agree with this comment at Daily Kos in response to the issue:

Think Manchin.

You wanna march the party further into political obscurity, running the remaining Blue Dogs out of the party is a good start. I may not like Joe Manchin all that much, I thought his remarks before the election of changing parties if the Senate ended up tied were disgusting, but we need guys like him if we ever want to retake seats in red and purple districts.