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In reply to the discussion: My swan song, come get your grave dancing on, if that's your thing. [View all]emsimon33
(3,128 posts)I keep hearing this from long-time, hard working (canvassing, phone banking, giving what money they can. rallying to call their representatives when asked to do so) Democrats with whom I have volunteered all over the country. In the past, the Democratic Party establishment has arrogantly said, "Well, you have no other choice." Before I stopped watching MSNBC, I heard this mouthed again a lot. However, these Democrats who will leave the party if the shennagins steal the primary say that they do have a choice: They can simply not vote. They can leave the Party that they feel has betrayed them and left them behind in its greedy pursuit of money and access.
If they are not very careful, the Democratic Party will find itself in the backwaters of American politics after this election.
It is sad, oh so sad.