Sanders backers take over California Democratic Party

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30. +1000.

And we know your last statement is true, based on a lot of good, independent data. Most states didn't approach the 38% and 44% (depending on poll) of primary Sanders voters in a coal-country state who had no intention of voting for him or any Democrat in the general, but the % of spoilers was still large on average (though in this case not enough to change the outcome against an overwhelmingly popular leading candidate).

The big worry, like in any nation, is that the far left could be united under a bad leader with the far and strong right to attack the center and take over. That's how democracies die.

As you say, hopefully these huge setbacks will encourage mainstream Democrats to become more "pushy." Our lack of galvanizing energy from fear and hostility toward change and/or those who are different is our great weakness, one not shared by the far left who attack us above all others and the far right and mainstream right who attack us above all others.

We still have our one huge advantage that has allowed us to win out for well over 200 years now: We are the only group that fully believes in the principles this nation was founded on and that genuinely respects the rights of and wants to represent all Americans. As shown by almost 3 million more people voting Democrat even in the relentlessly corrupted and voter-suppressed 2016 election.