2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Tens of thousands to leave Democratic party the day after their primaries in protest [View all]ncliberal
(185 posts)I have been on DU over a decade. I am a proud Liberal. I will be switching to Independent after my primary. I read numerous sites and have seen lots of people stating the same. You are wrong to think the people leaving the party were never Democrats. Most of us have always been Democrats but feel the party has left us and no longer represents the values which made us Democrats in the first place.
This election has been extremely eye-opening in regards to the number of organizations and politicians who supposedly represented Progressive values but in reality don't support true progress. The Green Party better represents my values now. The first email I received from them this week was about the influx of Bernie supporters they expect if he loses the nomination. Everyone around sees this reality except the Clinton supporters.