It's hard to think of a better example of Democratic Party corruption than Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Her political career should have ended in 2016.

This Part 4 deals with Democrats during the Reconstruction Era. N.B. I overpromised (yet another euphemism for "erred"): This Part 4 does not get to FDR--or even to Wilson.

Since 1993 the political debate on the left has been about the degree of the Democratic Party's evilness relative to the GOP's evilness, and whether the Dem's evilness is so great that a person can morally vote for them.

The Democratic Party insiders are ready to knife any progressive that dares to speak up. David Brock's article is a perfect example.

Don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying that the Democratic establishment has acknowledged that it is corrupt and has decided the corruption must be expelled.
I'm saying that the Democratic establishment has acknowledged that the voters are fully aware that the party is corrupt and they now have no choice but to make modest reforms to address this public relations problem.

I can see you kids have gotten wound up and overstimulated from playing your cute Democracy game, but now you need to calm down and listen to the adults. I know the democracy seemed almost real, but playtime is over.

It appears that Old Guard leadership of the Democratic Party may not be able to just waltz back into power. At least not without a fight.
For starters, a 'Never Nancy' caucus is forming.

The media is pushing the narrative that the progressive, Berniecrat wing failed, so the Dems should tack right again.
I have several ways to prove this wrong.
I'd like to start with Lucy McBath.

By "win" I mean "Democrats take over the house".

Here's my humble opinion:

1) For the Democratic establishment it won't mean much. If the drubbings in 2010, 2014, and 2016 can't cause a leadership change, or even an autopsy, then nothing will.
If anything they will blame progressives and embrace a neoliberal center-right agenda even more.

The Democrats abandoned the working class decades ago. Of that there is no doubt.
But it's only since 2016 when the divide between the party leadership and the base gotten so large and obvious that it can be measured.

For starters, let's look at what has changed with the voters.