Posted on originally by me on the David Parkman Show Web site comments.

There is a reality that the National Democratic Party died in the streets of Chicago in 1968 - that watershed year.  Despite three wins in the Presidential Races, two were of Deep Southern Governors and one was Barack Obama one of the most gifted politician in our History.  While there were these 3 wins, all of them were outsiders to the Party Organization.  After the Convention and subsequent loss there was a period of trying to "fix" the party from the abuses of kingpins like Daiey in Chicago but in fact fixed nothing and the party stumbled from McGovern, Carter, Mondale, and Dukakis.  Then Clinton won in1992.  By the time Clinton left office the Party had become a Corporate Party and had no ties what so ever to the Party of Roosevelt.  The Party remains a corporate party and even though Obama did get some liberal legislation passed the Party, as indicated by the nomination of Hillary for President was firmly in the hands of the Corporate powers in the Party.  The excuse for this travesty was that the party needed win with no care for how Hillary would Govern. 

So now we have Trump.  Trump is a ball of clay in his right wing operatives hands, and the support of Putin and nominally China.  The US is most strongly tied to our former "enemies"  and alienated from our former allies.  This is a win win for Putin who needs to start getting aid from the US Treasury.   The Alarms should have started going off when North Korea became our buddy and Canada became our enemy.  According to Trump the Press and Canada are our greatest enemies.

So what does the Democratic Party do?  Nothing.  I personally have found here in Texas several Liberal Candidates to support.  I think that Beto O'Rourke is one of our best hopes on the national level.  He reminds me of a young Robert Kennedy with out being a Kennedy.  He is Liberal, (I am sorry I do not know what a "Progressive" is except a reaction to the demonization of the word Liberal by Reagan.  Democrats need to develop a backbone) and has no problem showing it.  This week end he was on the Border here in Texas spotlight the insanity that Trump is perpetuating. 

Meanwhile his opponent for Senator, Ted Cruz was having some play off with Jimmy Kimmel. Great visual playing elite games on TV rather than giving support to the immigrant children who have been taken from their parents.  Laura Bush spoke out against the separation of Parents and Children at the Border.  Where is the Democratic Party leadership.  This is the reason Democrats need to worry this year, lack of any kind of effective leadership. 

I do not know if Beto has a Written Platform, but I sure do know he lives his Liberal beliefs as evidenced by his actions.  Beto is a leader, not a follower, and I am beginning to see an emergence of Women here in Texas that are activists for Democratic ideals.  There is hope for the Party it is just not fully surfaced yet. 

The Texas Democratic Party is still in shock from falling from the majority Party here to the Minority Party.  Every 4 years I hear that the Party is going to turn Texas Blue and of course every year they do not.  The only Blue they have is in the Black and Blue bruises they get from their defeat.  I have a glimmer of hope, even though it will be difficult, that one or two or my candidates I have chosen to support will win and they can start the long road back to belonging to a Relevant Party.