As the 2016 election continues to unravel, many Democratic voters are airing the concerns over a lack of “party unity” in the battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. But isn’t dissent something that helps democracy, especially when choosing the next President of the United States? Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and Farron Cousins discuss this. http://www.salon.com/2016/04/09/party_unity_is_bogus_the_hillary_bernie_debate_is_crucial_and_wont_doom_the_democrats_in_the_fall/ With the renewed outbreak of hostilities between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders following the latter’s big win in the Wisconsin primary last week, we are once again hearing the mantra that all the discord and name-calling and surrogate warfare must end “for the good of the party,” lest the Democratic nominee be fatally injured before the fall campaign begins. A number of things should be obvious about this discourse, starting with the fact that we’re only hearing it within one of the two parties this year, and that compared to the amateur zombie-dentist convention on the Republican side, Bernie and Hillary are one of history’s great romances. Even so, party-unity rhetoric has been a constant refrain in the Democratic race ever since it became clear that Sanders presented a real threat to the Clinton coronation, and wasn’t just another hapless left-wing sacrifice in the Dennis Kucinich vein. (I don’t mean to bash Kucinich! He’s a terrific guy, whose timing was off by a decade or so.) It’s an old melody, rendered somewhat more compelling this year by circumstance: If we don’t get over this childish idealism and rally around the normal, sensible and “electable” candidate, we’ll bring on the Reign of Eternal Night, otherwise known as Republican control of all three branches of government. It must be admitted that when you’re talking about the mathematical possibility of President Trump (or, even worse, President Cruz), it’s a prospect to take seriously. Spread the word! LIKE and SHARE this video or leave a comment to help direct attention to the stories that matter. And SUBSCRIBE to stay connected with Ring of Fire's video content! Follow more of our stories at http://www.TROFIRE.com Watch Ring of Fire TV every weeknight on Free Speech TV: https://www.freespeech.org/ringoffire Subscribe to our podcast: http://www.trofire.com/members/ Support Ring of Fire by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/golefttv Be sociable! Follow us on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RingofFireRadio Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RingofFireRadio Google+: http://plus.google.com/118415831573195648557

• published: 14 Apr 2016
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