I've always believed that the Democrats so-called "big tent" was getting a little too big for its own good. In their attempts to appeal to so many disparate groups, the Democrats have created coalitions that are often at odds with each other.
How do the Dems continue to appease big labor and claim support for the working class...and at the same time, embrace environmentalist's policies that are often at odds with workers and their jobs. You can already see this split happening as many union people aren't happy with the Democrats and their own leadership.
You could even see some of this divide when Lieberman was chosen as VP. Many black groups...especially the Congressional BC and members of the NAACP, just didn't want to accept a Jewish man at this position. These divisions have become even more apparent with the war and anti-Semitism that is running wild with many of the Dems supporters.
It's ironic that just as the Democrat Party is made of a number of coalitions, so is the Democrat Congress. The "party" that claims to hate labels and to be color-blind, has among it's own congressional members a number of "caucuses," represented by blacks, Hispanics, women, etc. The hypocrisy that these people are going to bring the country together when members of their own party are split among racial and gender lines is a joke.
You CAN screw all of the people ALL of the time!.......