Elaugaufein
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It makes me wonder if Bernie would have actually been better for the health of the Democratic party in the long run despite his outsider status, much like Trump has been detrimental to the Republican party.
That depends what you mean by health
In the terms of "my team winning elections" metric , no. While the Republicans are actively trying to screw over young people, the Democratic party has no need to court them, they either don't vote or break Dem anyway.
In terms of policy approach, maybe, but the Democratic Party has been far more responsive than I would have expected already, so I have my doubts.