CNN Panel Laughs at Democratic Party Disunity, Sanders Refusing to Call Himself a Dem

KING You have this ░░░░░░░░ tour now Tom Perez ░░░░░░░░ recently elected Democratic national ░░░░░░░░ is taking Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ lost in the primaries ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton they re ░░░░░░░░ around the country they ░░░░░░░░ going largely to red ░░░░░░░░ but other states too ░░░░░░░░ they re trying to ░░░░░░░░ out What do we ░░░░░░░░ to do Let s ░░░░░░░░ some feedback One problem ░░░░░░░░ is to revive and ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party of ░░░░░░░░ Senator Sanders is clip ░░░░░░░░ HAYES Do you consider ░░░░░░░░ a Democrat SANDERS No ░░░░░░░░ m an Independent and ░░░░░░░░ think if the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ is going to succeed ░░░░░░░░ I want to see ░░░░░░░░ succeed it s going ░░░░░░░░ have to open its ░░░░░░░░ to Independents who are ░░░░░░░░ there are probably more ░░░░░░░░ in this country than ░░░░░░░░ Democrats or Republicans It ░░░░░░░░ got to open its ░░░░░░░░ to working people and ░░░░░░░░ young people and create ░░░░░░░░ grassroots party That s ░░░░░░░░ we need clip ends ░░░░░░░░ If you were paying ░░░░░░░░ attention Chairman Perez was ░░░░░░░░ like Where s the ░░░░░░░░ Energize anything Get me ░░░░░░░░ of here It s ░░░░░░░░ fun moment and it ░░░░░░░░ good theater but does ░░░░░░░░ get at the fundamental ░░░░░░░░ of the party that ░░░░░░░░ guy who came really ░░░░░░░░ in the primaries still ░░░░░░░░ not consider himself a ░░░░░░░░ of the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ s out there seemingly ░░░░░░░░ to rebuild BAKER And ░░░░░░░░ is their leader You ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton in the ░░░░░░░░ four years ago You ░░░░░░░░ even Barack Obama at ░░░░░░░░ point in the 2008 ░░░░░░░░ beginning to start to ░░░░░░░░ himself as a serious ░░░░░░░░ in the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ don t see anybody ░░░░░░░░ that You have Elizabeth ░░░░░░░░ you have Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ presume he s not ░░░░░░░░ again So who is ░░░░░░░░ next generation?”