2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie's Revolution Has No Future [View all]bl968
(360 posts)I was a reliably democratic voter for many years. Now I am a progressive voter.
The Democratic Party will promote progressive ideals and put forth progressive candidates or I and many others will no longer vote for them. It's that simple. I will not vote for the lesser of two evils; thus the two party stranglehold has been broken. Evil is still evil, even when it has a (D) next to their name.
DINO's, Conservatives, Corporatists, and Blue Dog democrat candidates including Hillary Clinton will not get my vote. You don't think anyone really bought that "I am a progressive who likes to get things done" shtick, her record speaks for its self.
So the Democratic Party must begin to put forth real progressive candidates, or get ready for a ton of losses starting with this election. That's the legacy of Bernie Sanders.