Sanders won the soul of the Democratic Party

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By Post Editorial Board, New York Post

(July 16, 2016 10:12 p.m.) — Don’t fret, Bernie Sanders fans: You may have lost the battle for the Democratic nomination, but you definitely won the war for the party’s soul.

That’s because Hillary Clinton — desperate for Sanders’ blessing — agreed to send the party hurtling sharply left by adopting what all agree is the Democrats’ most liberal platform in history.

“I think if you read the platform right now,” said Sanders policy director Warren Gunnells, “you will understand that the political revolution is alive and kicking.”

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Top Sanders Adviser Praises Procedure For Drafting DNC Platform

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By Sam Levine, Huffington Post

(July 2, 2016 10:59 a.m.) — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has repeatedly criticized the Democratic Party for running an unfair primary and called for the removal of its chair. But one of his top advisers this week described the party’s process for drafting its platform as “pretty good.”

While Sanders has begun acknowledging he is not going to be the Democratic nominee for president, he has called for a “fundamental transformation” of the party and vowed to remain in the race to influence its platform. The independent senator clearly influenced the final draft of the Democratic National Convention’s platform, which includes a $15 minimum wage and language like a “rigged economy” — a term Sanders has often used in speeches on the campaign trail.

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