The tea party of the left never materialized.
While the election of Barack Obama triggered a takeover of the Republican Party by its more radical elements and eventually paved the way for Donald Trump, Democrats have taken a different route during Trump’s presidency and have mostly defeated their populists at the ballot box.
The collapse of Bernie Sanders, who ended his presidential bid Wednesday, served as the latest example of the Democrats’ rejecting calls for a political revolution. CONT.
Sahil Kapur, NBC News