“It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” Sanders said.

“First, it was the white working class, and now it is Latino and Black workers as well. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.”

“Will the big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?” Sanders asked.

“Will they understand the pain and political alienation that tens of millions of Americans are experiencing? Do they have any ideas as to how we can take on the increasingly powerful Oligarchy which has so much economic and political power? Probably not.”

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    They should have let Biden run. Replacing him with Harris will go down as the dumbest move the DNC, or any American political party, has ever done.

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      It wouldn’t have changed the outcome. After 4 years of Biden, people were over it. The millions of extra votes that showed up to stop trump in 2020 wouldn’t have showed up for Biden, if they didn’t show up for Harris.

      People want change. Unfortunately this result is what happens when 1 candidate stays status quo and 1 candidate is for change.

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      All the exit polls in swing states were showing only 40% or less approve of Biden. You think the outcome would have been any different?