# The future of the Democratic brand

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-democratic-brand/724312>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 5, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-democratic-brand/724312 "2015-07-05T13:43:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-democratic-brand/724312/102 "2015-07-29T17:30:06Z")

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> [@adaher](#):
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> An agenda of equality is what Bernie Sanders is preaching. His message is race neutral. That’s why he got in trouble with Black Lives Matter. Color blindness is now racism to a segment of the Democratic Party.

Bernie Sanders has nothing to do with this, except as a way to weasel out of the question. If you don’t have the conviction of your assertion to answer the question, just say so.

You could take a hint from what this guy said in another thread:

> [@GASP! BErnie Sanders Is A Racist Who Hates Mexicans!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasp-bernie-sanders-is-a-racist-who-hates-mexicans/726462/2):
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> First, let me commend Sanders for doing a great interview where he answered questions rather than dodging them, and in most cases, gave a lot of thought to the answers, as well as being willing to admit the gaps in his knowledge.

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