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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
I think it is happening to the Democratic base, they are just an election cycle or so behind.
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I think the difference between two parties right now is that a lot of Republicans are really unhappy with their party; they're angry at government overall, but it extends to their own party; there's total distrust of the establishment. On the Democrat side, a lot are really unhappy with Clinton, but that doesn't seem to extend to a distrust and dislike of the party... yet. And while they are angry at government, they still primarily blame the Republicans. And to me that's a big difference; they're still rooting for their team.
Really, Obama bought the Democrats a little longer, because it's difficult to say that the party is establishment is railroading the party when the populist choice won out over the establishment choice so recently. Ultimately, I think the Sanders camp will get behind an 'Obama legacy' campaign in a general election.