Yet Another DemExit

If any of you doubted that the Democratic Party was tone deaf and unable to learn, I give you this quote.

DNC members’ most common response to questions about divisions within the party is that resistance to President Donald Trump will inevitably unify the warring factions.

Wow! Did we not just test that theory in November and we found it hopelessly, laughably flawed?

The Dems inability to acknowledge reality is causing another wave of progressive DemExit.

Progressive Democrats are reviving the call to “DemExit,” or abandon the Democratic party, following the contentious election of Tom Perez to lead the Democratic National Committee on Saturday.

In response, social media has erupted in petitions to join and form third parties, as well as somber declarations of the death of the Democratic party under the hashtag #DemExit. Taking its name from the Brexit movement in the UK, disillusioned Democrats first proposed the idea of defecting from the party after allegations surfaced last summer suggesting that the Democratic primary elections were rigged in favor of Hillary Clinton.

In subreddits, Facebook groups, Twitter accounts, and in progressive and pro-Sanders social media pages, many mourned the election of Perez, who served as President Obama’s Secretary of Labor and was widely seen as the establishment candidate.

Since June of last year, 1.16 million tweets have been posted under the hashtag #DemExit, according to a Vocativ analysis. The first and sharpest was on July 27, a day after the DNC officially nominated Clinton for President, when 91,218 tweets included the hashtag. The next was on November 7, a day before the general election, when 30,552 posts were published. The third was on February 25, with 16,627 tweets.

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Alligator Ed's picture

Progressive Democrats have become an increasingly smaller contingent of the Dumbocratic party, which seems to have the IQ of the dodo bird. No need to change policy? Let's ignore the massive efflux of July 2016, called DemExit. Since then, defections have continued more or less steadily, with a few little bursts along the way. The persistence of the misguided Progressives in retaining party loyalty may be similar to a Stockholm Syndrome. The progressives remaining have been abused so long that they may feel like it's their fault for party failures, so guiltily remain hoping the Established Corporadems will finally get it right. The erosion of the party members is like what happens when termites attack the house, eating it from the inside out. Progressives aren't termites so can't really eat but they can and do leave. Within one or two more election cycles, the DemonRATs will no longer be a Farce To Be Reckoned With.

A power vacuum will developed. This void may be filled by factions within the newly expanded Republican party, such as their Libertarians and their Establishment types. Or the gap might be filled with a new viable 3rd party. Hard to say which way things will play out so early in Trump history.

But I must repeat: Old Habits die hard.

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The current working assumption appears to be that our Shroedinger's Cat system is still alive. But what if we all suspect it's not, and the real problem is we just can't bring ourselves to open the box?

Arrow's picture

I give you..The Eagles

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I want a Pony!

The Democrat Party has been exposed for what they are. In 4 out of 5 progressive issues they were on the wrong side, combined with being aligned with the worst of America, the Oligarchs and the MIC. Thank you Bill and Hillary.

I'm hoping that thus is what a major party change in a county looks like. There are more than enough issues that run contrary to the Democrat position to form a real party. The race with Bernie proved conclusively that the Democrats are incapable of moving to populist views other than superficially "I am a Progressive" says Hillary (yeah, and I'm Rumpelstiltskin).

Ironically the Right is reporting that the Democrat Party is self-destructing by moving to the Left. A new party will need to get it's message out fast and clearly, and it needs to be a populist message stressing jobs. It can't be seen as a Leftist offshoot of the Democrat Party, although we all know that the real and populist positions are for the most part Progressive.

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Capitalism has always been the rule of the people by the oligarchs. You only have two choices, eliminate them or restrict their power.

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Chelsea is getting lots and lots of MSM coverage recently.

Assuming of course Hillary can put aside her ego long enough to just take the money and shut up a bit, we have our next "Savior" all set up and ready to go.

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I do not pretend I know what I do not know.

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on the actual extent of DemExit. Have the Republicans become a majority party in any so-called "blue state" yet?

The instincts of the Dem neoliberals are appropriate to the game they are playing. If the rank-and-file voted for Dukakis, Clinton, Gore, Kerry, Obama, and Clinton Two, that's a good indication that enough of them will continue to vote for Booker or Gillibrand or whomever the elites send down the pipe, the Democrats will continue to look like "the only viable party," Bernie Sanders will continue to sheepdog the faithful, and all the Important People will stay on the gravy train. Or at least that's how it will play out in their narcissistic, well-starched minds.

Of course, at some point the gravy train shrinks quite dramatically with climate change, and many of the voters who cast their lots with the Two-Party System will discover to their intense embarrassment that actual policy would have mattered, because their lifetime passes to the Disneyland of money, property, and commodities will no longer be valid and all they will be able to do is wait for disaster relief or hug their loved ones as the end comes.

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@Cassiodorus @Cassiodorus Gallup Party ID Tracker Poll

200 million registered for 2016, 7% drop so far, let's see what impact Perez has in the next few weeks.

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@Cassiodorus Yah, this is true indeed.

The instincts of the Dem neoliberals are appropriate to the game they are playing. If the rank-and-file voted for Dukakis, Clinton, Gore, Kerry, Obama, and Clinton Two, that's a good indication that enough of them will continue to vote for Booker or Gillibrand or whomever the elites send down the pipe, the Democrats will continue to look like "the only viable party," Bernie Sanders will continue to sheepdog the faithful

Bernie recently came out with a screed solely devoted to Russia bashing. I thought he would avoid the subject in the same way he avoided talking about the "horse race and gossip" during the primaries--he was relentless with issues, issues, issues. Very disappointing as he is now taking his marching orders from party leadership and donors.

The democrats may make some gains next year, but it will all disappear in 2020.

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@MrWebster

Why, do you think that's when TPTB will give up faking elections between the Two-Faced Corporate Party Trade-Off lackeys?

Lol, would be kinda appropriate for Homeland Security and the State Department under Repub management to dispose of Hillary along with the rest of the Dems once and for all - unless she simply shifts over to the Repubs next time, which would also be entirely appropriate. But she's pretty high-maintenance and they do like to get rid of those workers sucking up the most money, probably even CEOs when no longer needed, since 'the vote' is now under Top Secret control.

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Psychopathy is not a political position, whether labeled 'conservatism', 'centrism' or 'left'.

A tin labeled 'coffee' may be a can of worms or pathology identified by a lack of empathy/willingness to harm others to achieve personal desires.

Oldest Son Of A Sailor's picture

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Round 1 #DemExit: Democratic National Convention...
Round 2 #DemExit: After Election Day...
Round 3 #DemExit: After DNC Chairman Selection...

How many more #DemExits can they afford?

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shaharazade's picture

I looked up the Democratic party's 2016-2017 membership numbers and found a Gallup Poll.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx

In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat or an independent?
Trend since 2004

Republicans Independents Democrats
% % %
2017 Jan 4-8 28 44 25
2016 Dec 7-11 28 39 29
2016 Nov 9-13 27 40 30

It was weird looking this up as most queries for statistics get you page after page of partisan propaganda bs. opinion like the WaPo, Vox or the Hill that blamed the lefties for the Demexit. then there was page after page of DNC and Dem. state party sites along with Astro-turf orgs. Even the pollsters in 2016-7 if you read their analyses of the numbers frame their conclusions around Trump and seem to be stuck in the establishment R vs.D political bias. The tea leaf readers seem unable to look at whats going on across the established conventional party and ideological lines.

Pew, who I do respect, had article after article all about Democratic resistance to The Hairball. No wonder the polls from this farce of an election were so wrong and screwed up. Likely voters are dwindling as people are just not as stupid as they would have you believe.

http://www.people-press.org/topics/political-party-affiliation/

We make our living crunching numbers and stats for surveys. Lot's of them are political and many are for product market research. The questionnaires for the political surveys are almost laughable as they do not seem interested an anything other then tallying voters suckers into stereotyped demographics. They appear to have no interest other then confirming the partisan divides and confirming the conventional party bias. Seems to me there is something going on here that cannot be measured by binary stats and demographics that are weighted and tweaked to herd people into a binary reality that does not exist. Optimism? Yeah that's the ticket. Demographic profiles? Good luck.

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@shaharazade

And a lot of people have been demexiting since Nader. All of them may not officially change registration, but they are either on paper or de facto indie or Green now. Or Republican, for that matter.

Actual numbers of registered voters should come up when you google that. However, you get polls, which include how people supposedly "lean." What if the question is, Which statement would you say is more accurately describes you: "I lean Democrat" or "I lean Republican?" and I feel like co-operating, I'm going to choose the first, even though I Demexited.

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@shaharazade
just the end of democracy and no one wants to say it out loud.

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Like this published? I can't find it.

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“If there is no justice for the people, may there be no peace for the government.”

Creosote.'s picture

@MrJayTee
as JtC posted, the system was corrupted -- despite 12 hours of attempts to repair it. A big Steven D. post was among what went, and a great deal more.

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Strife Delivery's picture

@Creosote. Is that what happened? I was wondering what had happened.

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@Creosote. I didn't see JtC's notice, so thanks. I knew I hadn't gotten any crazier.

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“If there is no justice for the people, may there be no peace for the government.”