A staged “unity” event in New Hampshire on the weekend by the conservative
pro-Clinton Democratic party leadership evidently did nothing to bridge the
wide gulf which separates it from the swelling number of Sanders supporters at
the base of the party.
"At the beginning of the gala, there were visibly more Sanders people present.
Five minutes after he left the stage, the numbers became just about even, and
the people remaining on the Sanders side were mainly older, diehard democrats
who will vote for the party no matter what final choice it makes…
"The Democratic affiliation doesn't mean much to a large number of Sanders
backers: Like him, they are somewhat reluctant fellow travelers. The party is
not their home. By so openly declaring their allegiance to Clinton…the
Democratic Party’s leaders are pushing away the people who could have been its
future.”
Well, maybe. These half-hearted Democrats would be prime material for the
formation of a viable third party as the economic crisis drives them to the
left. But the much greater threat they perceive to their historic gains and
present welfare from the Republicans will more likely keep them voting
Democratic even if the party establishment forces a Clinton nomination down
their collective throat.
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-02-06/democratic-party-is-pushing-away-its-future
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