FWIW, I see the Dims skipping gleefully into their utopian paradise while the Pubbies have been drawn(by the media?), kicking and screaming, at a slower pace, in the same direction. I think Pubbies have had enough, and with the apparent awakening of many Americans to the manipulation of the media; the Pubbies are trying to reverse course, or at least maintain position. The shrill cries from the utopian dreamers in the media are, more and more, falling on deaf ears. The Dims/utopians can't stand it. They lost their cheerleaders; not from lack of trying, but because people have started paying more attention to the game.
Ahem, in any case, I think you're right about the Dims. As the party more voters especially are seeing as the future of socialism in America, a rift is likely.
FGS
This is why they've become more and more extreme over time. They've pretty much exhausted the store of "reasonable sympathy," and have had to start yelling in favor of things that are obviously wrong -- partial birth abortions being one good example.
They lost their cheerleaders; not from lack of trying, but because people have started paying more attention to the game.
True, in part. Plus which, I think a lot of folks simply tune out 90% of the "news" reported by the mainstream media, because they don't believe it.
And also, I think there are a lot of folks who -- even if they don't like/agree with the Republicans -- are becoming more and more unnerved by the bizarre agendas of the left. I find that most people are still possessed of a fair amount of common sense -- and it tends to become more obvious the more they ignore the media.