Hypothetical Question: Would Obama and the Clintons be as successful if they were actually Liberal?

[sabrina 1]

142. Well, maybe there was a reason for the complaints? And yes, we are getting the message

very loud and very clear 'We Don't Need Your Votes'. The 'disgruntled Left' has formed a coalition of Liberal Orgs including the Unions, BEFORE the last election because there are an awful lot of 'disgruntled lefties' for some reason these days. They played ball up to now, as someone above said, but this coalition of large and powerful organizations who donated a whole lot of money for years to the Dem Party but are very, very unhappy with the message they've all been getting 'we don't need you' AFTER you put us into power and AFTER you donate all your money'.

You will probably be very happy to know that the 'disgruntled Left' no longer intends to just be 'disgruntled' they intend to do something about it.

So thank you again, the Left THOUGHT they had a party, but you are doing your part to convince them that they do not. To dismiss genuine concerns by the very people who elected them, over and over again, can only have one result. It takes time for people to give up the idea that their lifelong commitment to a party was a waste of time. But that time has come for millions of Democrats.

Recent polls have shown that fewer people than ever are now identifying with either party. Only approx. 32% identify as Democrats and even among that number, many are 'disgruntled' as you say. Only 29% identify as Repubs now. That leaves a huge number of Independents.

You can pat yourself on the back for helping to push the 'disgruntled left' to stop being fools. So don't bother complaining if Dems lose because the 'disgruntled left' will remind you that you are partly responsible for that. Times are changing and if the Dem Party continues to dismiss the voters' concerns, then the voters will dismiss THEM. It's happened before in history when it became obvious that a political party no longer cared about the people who put them in power.

So either the Dems provide candidates that people can vote FOR for a change, rather than pushing candidates they end up voting for because there is no one else, or voters will choose their own candidates.