Can the Democrats Win Without the Berniecrats?

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"Rather than engage younger voters, Hillary Clinton's campaign often appears to do the opposite."

The mainstream media is not calling her the "presumptive nominee" just yet, but Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) are acting like the nominating convention in Philadelphia is a mere formality. But can they win a general election without the support of Bernie Sanders' supporters?

So far, there is no indication that they even want the support of either Sanders' supporters or even independents. And that may doom an unpopular candidate in November, even against someone as disliked by many Americans as Donald Trump. While Bernie Sanders has attracted millions of new people to the Democratic Party, the party elite has shown no desire to include these voters.

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is recommending 25 at-large appointments to the party's executive committee. In early May 2016, she forwarded only three of the 40 names that the Sanders campaign recommended for the key committees, while installing Clinton supporters in leading positions. One of them -- former Rep. Barney Frank, a virulent opponent of Sanders (and now an official of a big bank) -- will be heading the key rules committee. Another, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, a senior advisor for the "Ready for Hillary" political action committee, will be heading the platform committee.

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