2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: It is time to start recruiting candidates to primary [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)Two party politics is not working because it leaves so many citizens unrepresented. And I do not think at this point that we can only blame the Republicons for the economic disparity that is killing the country.
"Already starting to win" -- huh? You have got to be kidding.
And the "new energy" Bernie created may not translate to "more power" for the Democratic party. The Democratic party installed the weakest candidate by undemocratic means and that will not engender loyalty. The primaries have been a sham of Democracy. A lot of eyes have been opened. So I don't think your kumbayah effort is going to work.
I think we are at a crossroads for the Dem party--everything we thought the party stood for has come into question. Never mind the lip service, I go by actions. So I will not disparage the Democrats further, but I will be getting out of the way. I have no further faith, nor anything to offer. I respect DU and realize there's no point in arguing here any more. So, by all means, carry on.
A large part of the population will never see any positives from the system whatsoever in their lifetimes unless there are very big changes made very soon. The Democratic party had a chance to be the catalyst for change, but has thrown it away. I know you don't see it that way right now, but I believe you will.