2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Three things HRC supporters could do here to make things less toxic here [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)Yes some will be hard-headed and dogmatic and refuse to compromise.....But in fact, some who are younger, may be that way now, but as they get a little older will moderate their views and be more receptive. But if they are made to feel alienated from the Democratic Party and believe it does not support their values and beliefs, they're going to be less likely to support it down the road. They may just get cynical.
Others who have become jaded over the years are likely to say screw the whole political system, or at least the Democrfatic Party, if they are made to believe that they are only seen as a useful tool for votes, with nothing to show for it.
And many otehr variations.
(Personally, I'm one of those who have very liberal views, and identify with what used to be Democratic liberal core values, But I have gotten so frustratedas it became more corporate and conservative -- and that my views, which were once mainstream, are now considered the "fringe left." I don't give up totally, but it gets harder to care with each rightward lunge over the years.)
The point is, if someone doesn't fit into the narrow template of a partisan Democratic according to the standards of the "centrists" who don't really care about the issues that Sanders is raising, the party is going to continue to lose its legs over time.