Jane Sanders: Democratic Party Primary Process Not Good for Democracy

‘We know shutting people out of the process when they’re actually excited about politics is not smart’

Jane Sanders: Democratic Party Process Not Good for Democracy (The Washington Free Beacon)

Jane Sanders, the wife of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), slammed the Democratic nominating process for not allowing independents and not having same-day registration in many states and said that it was bad for Democracy.

After rejecting Donald Trump’s suggestion of Sanders running as an independent and being a spoiler candidate for Democrats, Jane Sanders aired some grievances against the Democratic Party while talking to Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday.

“So Bernie will not be running as an independent. But, his political revolution, the political revolution that millions of people are a part of will be a force to be reckoned with, not just in the presidential race but in the down ticket areas as well,” Sanders said. “So, you know, I mean, Donald Trump, honestly, one of the things that we will be fighting for on the platform, whether he’s the candidate or not is electoral reform.

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