Earlier, Dan explained how Bernie's single-payer plan would nearly double the entire, already-unsustainable, federal budget. For anyone else, those numbers might be a sign that your loopy pet project is doomed before it even gets off the ground. For Bernie Sanders, who cares not for reality, they're irrelevant. He's going to push ahead, and continue fighting for his single-payer dream.
But, despite being the man who best represents the leftist-statist mindset, he will not be pursuing his goals as a Democrat.