They should be. No joke. Why? Last year we learned:
Democrats are trading on social progress to advance moderate GOP policy while Republicans trade on social regression to advance more extreme economic policy.
There are two parties and three rough economic classes: elite, professional and labor.
Both parties are taking big money, dividing the largest and most in need class; namely, labor and leaving it without meaningful representation.
The product of this has been 30 plus years of tepid to poor economic performance resulting in a majority of Americans suffering economically while a minority live well. 1000 plus seats lost since the people gave Democrats a majority. A majority squandered on tepid change, while the need is significant change.
Today, party membership is low, flirting with 20 percent, while independents have grown to over 40 percent.
Over 40 percent of workers make minimum wage and or are on gig type work.
Gains in income and wealth have not been shared with the majority of Americans for over 30 years. The result of this is higher cost and risk exposure amidst record income inequality.
Completely unacceptable!
When the DNC and Clinton told the majority of independents and near half the Democratic party they were not needed, and that moderate Republicans would bring them the win, they picked a fight that endures to this day.
I'm going to put it very simply:
People pretend to support the party that pretends to represent them.
Yeah. It's a raw, ugly fight. No going back, only forward. The party establishment appears unwilling and potentially unable to understand the impact of that decision, insisting a majority fall into UNITY with a minority, who told them they have no where else to go.
Oops.
Now look at the mess!
We are just getting started people, and we aren't asking. No reason to. It's not like anyone asked us before deciding we were not needed and that the interests of those who have the most are what matter, fuck the poors.
At the peak of this ordeal, support for the Sanders policy vision was easily 2x party base support. It included almost half the party and a majority of independents.
Today, Sanders is the most popular politician for a singular reason:
He represents that struggling economic majority unabashedly.
UNITY?
Sure. Join us, or do be afraid because this isn't over. We are just getting started with delegates, volunteers, members of the core Sanders team, supporters all organizing as you read this.
ALL those people are organizing to figure out how best to replace failed party leadership with progressives who will represent labor and the middle class properly.
They are not about returning to failed policy responsible for this epic loss of power and relevance seen today.
ONWARD!
(Many of us were saying that long before she tried to mooch it)
P.S.
Hey peeps! I know this won't be well received and that is OK Fine with me. If you are feeling lonely, left out, hated, you know what to do. There is a welcome mat out there for you.