In nominating a centrist, establishment candidate the Democratic Party will on the one hand secure the traditional white, older vote and, on the other, risk losing, alienating, and otherwise discounting the ever-growing progressive base as represented by the under 40 demographic and, in so doing, set the stage for the same result it suffered when offering the centrist HRC in 2016.
The Democrats simply cannot win without bringing out young voters and offering a genuine appeal to POC. In the wake of the disastrous and blatantly racist Stop and Frisk policy employed under Bloomberg in NYC and in spite of his belated and disingenuous mea culpas, his candidacy threatens to turn away the exact base of support required to defeat the incipient neo-fascist currently residing in the White House.
The upcoming election will be decided by the ability of the Democratic nominee to rally the heretofore neglected, disenfranchised, ignored, and undervalued segment of the electorate that stands ready to give full support to a meaningful agenda inclusive of and responsive to the needs and aspirations of those who will come next.
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