# If elected, will Bernie stay a Democrat?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-elected-will-bernie-stay-a-democrat/848443>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [February 24, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-elected-will-bernie-stay-a-democrat/848443 "2020-02-24T17:13:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-elected-will-bernie-stay-a-democrat/848443/61 "2020-03-02T05:51:22Z")

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By “okay with it,” I meant that they haven’t said anything, and there hasn’t been any indication that they’re going to. I understand they can. I’m saying that I don’t think they will.

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**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-elected-will-bernie-stay-a-democrat/848443/62 "2020-03-02T13:44:24Z")

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Sure, because they are scared of him. That doesn’t make it ethically OK for him to operate that way.

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**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-elected-will-bernie-stay-a-democrat/848443/63 "2020-03-02T20:38:24Z")

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> [@SlackerInc](#):
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> **UltraVires** , what you are laying out would be absolutely within both the letter and IMO the spirit of the rules. But even I would be hesitant to press that nuclear button.
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> ETA: **Exapno** , you can scoff all you want, but it does say something about Bernie’s (lack of) integrity that he is willing to so contemptuously flout a sincere desire of the Democratic Party to offer its platform and resources only to those who are bonafide members of the party. People can hijack parties: Pat Buchanan did it to the Reform Party in 2000 (and I still believe this was a conspiracy by the Bush campaign).

Of course not. That is certainly a nuclear option and I doubt anyone will use it. But evil lawyers have probably mentioned it.

Also, if you notice the notarial jurat at the bottom of the page, the notary did not print Bernie’s name in the blank line. In my state, that will get a notarized form held invalid every time because it is not official. The notary did not state that Bernie Sanders appeared before him/her which is essential to be valid.

No, I do not think that such a thing should or will be used to keep Bernie’s name out of nomination, but it is a lesson for lawyers to read documents before submitting them.

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-elected-will-bernie-stay-a-democrat/848443/64 "2020-03-03T00:07:48Z")

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> [@SlackerInc](#):
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> Sure, because they are scared of him. That doesn’t make it ethically OK for him to operate that way.

:rolleyes:

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