Devine Warns Democratic Party's Fatal Mistake | Burlington News

Burlington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 8, 2026 · 2m

Veteran strategist Tad Devine warns the Democratic Party is heading for disaster, blaming its 2016 primary collapse on its own sabotage of Bernie Sanders — a move he says cost them a shot at beating Trump, even though Trump’s own pollster predicted Sanders would’ve won the general. Devine, who ran Sanders’ 2016 campaign and advised Gore and Kerry, calls the party out of touch in a “rigged system” where money buys influence — unlike in other democracies where anonymous funding is illegal. He’s furious at leadership for ignoring the damage and clinging to a donor-driven model that’s alienating…