Thomas Frank calls out blind partisanship by Dems

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2. Problem is, there really isn't another choice

Regardless of the fellow travelers in the Democratic Party, it is the Republicans and their philosophy that have caused these problems. One cannot say "punish the dems" because there is no alternative to them other than the repubs, at least nationally.

The vast majority of voters vote based on name recognition, and whatever push they get the most out of with deceptive ads. So a candidate like HRC has a huge advantage going into 2016, and the only way around that is for supporters of Warren or Sanders, or whomever, to put a vast, disproportionate effort into supporting them with money and time. So far I haven't seen it.

And most pols will support policies that keep them in office and increase their wealth/power. That's the main reason why they support policies that are destructive to the 99%, because those same policies are good for the 1%. And the 1% has become ever more blatant about making sure their desires are followed by congress and the white house.