Ah, I misinterpreted your meaning. Didn't realize you were saying the alternative was for Bernie to run as third party. While I disagree that that would have ended with a different outcome I can at least see your logic there. Fine.

But as far as the working class thing goes are you just arguing that Republicans are saying more lefty things or are you meaning to imply that they are actually more left leaning than Democrats? If it's the former I don't really see how that even matters. Whether Democrats say "middle" or "working" doesn't really change the fact that the economic policies put forward by the Harris campaign were designed to benefit lower income families and individuals while the policies put forward by the Trump campaign were designed to benefit the upper class. Republicans can say "working class" all they want. It doesn't mean they all of a sudden became progressive. Theyre just lying through their teeth. Just as they've always done. That's not to say no dem has ever lied but there's a vast divide between the two parties when it comes to their relationship with reality.