2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: When will the Democratic Party ask itself why it is losing so many members? [View all]Gman
(24,780 posts)The party really is. The party is not a corporation or even a nonprofit that sells a product. The party is literally a collection of groups with their own special interest Who are seeking to advance their own issues. Every body from trial lawyers to choice to labor to environmentalist all gather under the Democratic Party umbrella. These groups and many more are all interested primarily in their own issues. A consensus develops around issues and becomes the party platform. Party leaders are all elected from levels starting at the grass roots precinct level. If someone has a problem with the party leadership, there are apparently not enough like-minded individuals who care to start changing things at the precinct level. If enough people agree and start trying to change things at the precinct level then things will change. If not, then not enough people feel strongly enough that things need to be changed.
And there are two ways to have power and influence in the party. They are number one, money and number two the ability to deliver large blocks of votes. This applies to any political party.