Because we only have 2 parties in the US that currently have any chance to make office at that stage and Democrats are more in line with his view than Republicans. Many people from both sides really shouldn’t be in either party but since there are only 2 parties, everyone picks the side that most aligns with their ideas because it’s easier to get support for how they think the country should operate.
Then why is he a member of a party that does exactly that?
Because we only have 2 parties in the US that currently have any chance to make office at that stage and Democrats are more in line with his view than Republicans. Many people from both sides really shouldn’t be in either party but since there are only 2 parties, everyone picks the side that most aligns with their ideas because it’s easier to get support for how they think the country should operate.
Um, what party do you think Bernie is a member of? He is pretty famously an independent…
Lord knows, we heard it enough from clinton supporters during 2016 as justification for the party’s partiality towards her.
He’s not a Democrat