Posted on 02/29/2016 6:11:10 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The state Democratic Party convention held here over the weekend presented an occasionally jarring contrast: Democrats gathered at what seemed like a 50th college reunion for veteran politicians, and at the same time one of the biggest rounds of applause came at the mention of Bernie Sanders, the presidential candidate few of those politicians support.
The split, largely generational given the youthful tilt of the Vermont senator's supporters, underscored a hard truth for California Democrats that was barely discussed during the celebratory convention:
Numbers-wise, the party's heading for trouble.
It was not hard to hear the clarion of future dissent when Sen. Barbara Boxer made a glancing reference to the presidential contest on Saturday.
"Whether you want to say 'Madame President' or whether you are 'Feeling the Bern' we have to stand together," she said. Applause for Hillary Clinton, the party's national and statewide frontrunner, was drowned out by cheers for Sanders.
And that was among committed Democrats. Broaden the universe of voters and the problems get worse.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Look at all those young naive Marxist idiots
They’ll sure look stylish in grey pajamas in the labor camps. I think the brand is “Gulag”.
Look at me.... I’m a moron!
And the removal of the Bible and God from schools and society has made their job a whole lot easier because they don't know what a lie is because they don't know what the truth is. They removed truth, love, wisdom, and discernment when they removed God. And now we have the opposite and it's why our nation is headed into chaos.
IOW, the Party of the Single Party State has a *big problem* -- which of its two elderly white blowhard candidates the youth support? Bummer.
Once their younger siblings turn 18 the Republic is done for.
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