I don't know how long Midwestern Blue-Collar Democrats can keep believing that they can retake their party. The Woke White Kids want radical change. And now Trump is threatening to break open the gates to the Black and Latino Plantations.
I am optimistic about Nov 3. And if I am right, there is going to be a civil war in the Democratic Party after they get done rioting in the streets. But who gets pushed out? Will the moderates join forces with #NeverTrump RINOS to form a new allegedly centrist party? Will the Hard Left go full Libtard and start their own new party? Can Nancy Pelosi keep her job (or even be Minority Leader if a Red Wave manifests itself)?
The anti-Trump hate-fest has glossed over the very real fissures in the Democratic Party. Biden is the nominee because the grandees rigged things for him. Harris is on the ticket as a sop to Obama. She has no real power base of her own. I now wonder if Crazy Bernie would have actually been a more formidable foe that Grandpa Badfinger.
“Will the moderates join forces with #NeverTrump RINOS to form a new allegedly centrist party? Will the Hard Left go full Libtard and start their own new party? Can Nancy Pelosi keep her job (or even be Minority Leader if a Red Wave manifests itself)?”
Game theory would suggest that the Dems just keep moving further Left, even kicking off people like Pelosi for not being (according to them) sufficiently in their cause. A “moderate” 3rd party will be formed but have very little traction. This is because people leaning slightly right will be concerned about the Dems winning and people slightly left the GOP winning and their fear will keep them from voting 3rd party. Same concept, in theory, as the Prisoner’s Dilemma
“I now wonder if Crazy Bernie would have actually been a more formidable foe that Grandpa Badfinger. “
He would have been, but also would have been a far more radical choice and even more damaging to our country. In fact, I switched from GOP to Dem this primary season (switching back next chance I get) solely to vote for Joe to try to block Bernie due to this. Interesting aside- I have never, in all my years registered GOP- had a single pollster reach out to me. In the months I’ve been marked Dem, I have had many. Maybe a coincidence, but I am inclined to think it is not.