I was a member of the Maine Green Party. I became a Dem so I could caucus for Bernie.

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81. Understood

That's a fair question. I think candidates should be willing to push back when someone is factually wrong. My point was only that the discussion was about Sanders, not Trump's election claims. Those are different issues.

The Sanders argument isn't generally that vote totals were fabricated or voting machines were rigged. It's a debate about institutional power: media coverage, super delegates, party preferences, donor influence, scheduling, and internal party dynamics. People can disagree about the extent of those influences, but it is not equivalent to alleging a stolen general election.

Democrats who never supported Sanders acknowledge that the party establishment preferred other candidates. The disagreement is over whether that preference amounted to unfair treatment.

I was correcting a factual point because I think it matters. They were talking about Sanders at that moment, not Trump's 2020 election claims.

That said, I don't think the two issues are on the same level. Arguing that Sanders was not given a fair shake by the Democratic establishment is not equivalent to claiming the 2020 election was stolen.

My own criticism of the video is different. I think Platner missed an opportunity to push back against the fellow's complaints about the Downeast Institute rather than simply nod along. Listening to people is important, but that doesn't mean every grievance should go unchallenged.