Recently, we’ve had more than one diary based on the idea that people have “had it” that the Democratic Party has left them, and so they will leave the party. I’ve heard it from more than a few Sanders supporters who are unhappy with any number of issues; I’ve heard it from Kucinich supporters a few years ago; and heck, we hear it from people in State Parties all the time who dislike the people who may control their state party.
Rage, anger, frustration. It happens. There are several ways to do something about it. Shaun King makes a pretty solid plea for his argument: Quit.
King, however, leaves out a very important part of the argument: the moment he quits the party, they no longer have any reason to care about his input, at all. This sounds offensive to independents, who feel as though the political parties are responsible to the will of all of the people, but the reality is, just as a McDonald’s franchisee doesn’t spend time taking instruction from a Wendy’s store owner, parties as a group rarely listen to those who have decided they no longer want to be involved.