The left is split though. ... They need to decide what they are as a party.
A point only accentuated by the largest field of presidential nominees in history. Most of them were legit, and they ran the entire gamut from far left to centrist policies.
And therein lies the problem with their party. They're too "big tent" for their own good, and as clinton can attest, when one group doesn't get the nominee they want, they can and will hold it against the party. Maybe not enough to vote republican, but enough not to vote for the dem candidate, and that is enough to do the damage.
IMO a similar divide exist on the right, but they've managed to overcome it. The biggest split IMO among conservatives is right wing ideas and the extremist/downright ridiculous behaviour of twump. I believe that the majority of those who voted republican are NOT racist redneck hicks, but normal, sane people who have conservative ideals, whether they be fiscal, religious or otherwise. The challenge for them was whether those ideals was enough to tolerate the antics of potus, and in the end, unlike the dems in 2016 they still voted for him.
Look at pretty much any other democratic country and you'll see more variances in left-wing parties. It's not an all-or-nothing, one-size-fits all. I think the "dream scenario" for the left in the US is dismantling the two-party system and allowing for coalition governments. But that's a topic for another post...
