2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: When will the Democratic Party ask itself why it is losing so many members? [View all]Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)I resigned from my County DEC in 2007, after they voted to keep funding a war they vowed before the 2006 elections, to stop.
I changedmy party affiliation to "No Party Affiliation" after votes on telecom immunity, FISA, and several other major outrages that same year. In Florida, they also had a penchant for running off lifelong progressive Dems from Congressional, State, and Local elections, and supporting Republicans who changed parties, but not political leanings. They also actively undermined and refused support for progressives who actually did win primaries against their chosen Third-Wayers.
My wife and I came back as registered Dems, as soon as Bernie Sanders announced, and we'll probably switch back after the primaries.
The numbers may not lie, but they don't always tell the real story, either.