Is the Democratic Party in Deep Trouble?

[HopeforChange]

I have to wonder how the democrats are going to win the election in November.

We still have two candidates with no sign of the possibility of electing a nominee until the National Convention.

In the meantime the Chasm between the two sides and the voters aligned on each side continues to grow.

Due to some of the some Campaign tactics this divisiveness will only grow.

The Super delegate issue is huge and already has people in a rage where I live. Here a Super delegate has already indicated in no uncertain terms that she will not cast their vote to support the candidate chosen by the majority of her constituents. She has made her pledge and she is a person of her word.

The divide will only get grow when we get to the convention and the nominee is selected by an elite few.

Millions of people in this country have stood in long lines to vote, weathered the cold outside late in the the night waiting to caucus, volunteered their hearts out on behalf of their candidate and put their money where their mouth is to support the candidate of their choice. There has been more passion and personal sacrifice made in this election then perhaps any in our history.

How will the voters react when a few hundred of the chosen few trump the vote and the voice of the people at the National Convention. I fear all hell will break loose.

Hanging chads and the outrage we saw with one State (Florida) a few years ago will pale in comparison to the outrage of voters in all States screaming foul at one time.

Surely this will only divide the democratic party even more.

So what do we do in November when somewhere between only 40 to 60 percent of our registered democratic party voters cast their vote for the candidate of their choice? What about the rest of the registered democratic voters? Where will they go?

Will the voters for the other candidate be so easily swayed to line up behind someone they believe was handed the nomination and who in their minds did not win the nomination? Will the vote for the democratic candidate, will the vote for the republican candidate out of spite, or will they just not vote at all?

This is the question we must ask ourselves and it is the question that Clinton and Obama should be asking for the sake of the party.

And even if we assume one of our candidates will win this nomination outright (which is doubtful at this point), can the divide that has been built between the bases be bridged? Having one candidate state that the Republican candidate is better then their democratic opponent doesn't help matters at all.

So will we be able to come together as a party?

If not I fear we will have handed the Presidency to the Republican Candidate.

THIS IS OUR CHALLENGE AND THIS IS THE CHALLENGE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND FOR OUR TWO FINE CANDIDATES.

What can we do to start working on this now?

Together we are powerful. Let's figure out a way.

[tekisui]

1. We are the Democratic Party.

We are not in trouble. We are strong. We are not afraid. We have the support of more Americans.

Democrats '08!!!!