Democrats shouldnt squander their one advantage

[FreakinDJ]

Democrats shouldn’t squander their one advantage






The Democrats were given one great gift last year. Even as they lost state legislatures and control of the Senate, even as they surrendered governors’ mansions and somehow turned over the White House to a moral midget, one thing broke their way. And if they squander it now, as their establishment leadership seems inclined to do, then shame on them.

That one great gift was the cascade of young voters that poured out in support of Bernie Sanders. Early in the primary campaign, I introduced the Vermont senator to a crowd of nearly 30,000 people in a big-city convention hall. They were almost all millennials, and they were roaring — any fear I had about the supposed apathy of youth vanished that night. That scene repeated itself across America. By the time primary season was over, Sanders hadn’t just swamped Clinton among young voters — he’d gotten 35 percent more young voters than Clinton and Trump combined. Nothing like that has happened in my political lifetime.

It demonstrates that an honest, bold message, paired with a leader who passes the authenticity test, can move young people into political action. And that should thrill Democrats. Broken as the party is at the moment, demographics means that, indeed, young people are the future. And cynical as they are about politics, they are not lost to the party.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2017/01/05/democrats-shouldn-squander-their-one-advantage/OtYIgwPcd3Cnfq9gpmKM5K/story.html

[bettyellen]

1. We need fresh blood. Doubtful he'd temporarily rejoin the Dems a second time

To run. Not crazy about how Warren and others weee tossed under the bus by unreliable voters who were more likely to grab a headline than show up on Election Day.

[Skittles]

2. agreed