A lawsuit was filed in Leon County, Florida to prevent Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) from seeking the Democratic nomination for President. The lawsuit contends that Sanders is not officially a Democrat and therefore cannot run as one.
Sanders is registered as a Democrat with the Federal Election Commission. His page on senate.gov identifies him as an Independent.
Sanders' campaign has called the allegations "spurious" and says Sanders will be on the ballot in Florida. Florida's primary is scheduled for March 17.
I have been curious to know how someone can be one party (or none) while serving in office and another while running for office. Joe Lieberman lost a re-election bid in 2006 as a Democrat and ran in the General Election as a third-party candidate. President Donald Trump threatened to run as a third-party candidate in 2016 if he did not secure the Republican Party nomination.
There have been a growing number of unenrolled voters in the United States. Many (myself included) do not belong to a political party. I wonder why Sanders feels he needs the backing of the Democratic Party if he message is resonating with so many people.
As always, it is the electorate and only the electorate who can decide the election. All good people can come to the aid of their party and vote for people who actually belong to the Democratic party instead of those who want to join on an election year. If Democrats decide to support a true Democrat, then Sanders still has the option to run as he truly is: an Independent.
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