How the Hell We Got Here: Why the Democratic Party is Splitting

[JDPriestly]

43. "He" has won at least states, something like that I believe.

It's pretty easy to see that a lot of lifelong Democrats like me really like him and want him, not Hillary, to be president.

I've been canvassing in California recently and in addition to loyal Democrats meeting a lot of independent voters who are planning to vote for Bernie.

Why are they Independent (decline to state in California) and not Democrats?

Because the Democratic Party leaves them out, does not offer stances on the issues or candidates that win their trust or interest, that's why.

I did not realize how much the Democratic Party has alienated voters with its stubbornly conservative stances until this election.

The mission of the Democratic Party when I was very young was to represent working people. Bernie does that. Hillary does not. That is why Bernie has gained name recognition and the hearts of voters so quickly -- in just over a year since he announced he would run in May of 2015.

The Democratic Party needs to listen to Bernie's many, many enthusiastic voters. If it doesn't, it will become a minority party and something new and truly progressive will arise out of its ashes.

We have seen this phenomenon before in American history. The Democratic Party and Hillary need to pay attention to the many Americans who have been left out from the American dream since Reagan and who feel no loyalty to the Party that has abandoned them.

Trump is just horrible. In fact his very name is a big, cruel joke in California. But that does not mean that a conservative Democratic Party will earn the loyalty of the many voters who will never vote for Trump but don't feel represented by the Hillary wing of the Democratic Party either.

Bernie's supporters are the future. They are for the most part the liberal youth of our country. If the Democratic hierarchy wants to be part of that future, then they need to listen to Bernie and his supporters.

Whether the current split in the Democratic Party is permanent or temporary depends on how the Democratic Party leadership responds to Bernie and his supporters. If they continue to respond as they did in Nevada, the future is not bright for the Democratic Party.