When Donald Trump narrowly defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, distraught Democrat voters aired their grief on Twitter using the hashtag #AmericaIsOverParty. Liberal voters blamed third-party candidates Jill Stein, leader of the Green Party, and Libertarian Gary Johnson for “taking votes away” from Clinton and giving them to Trump.  Since Democrat voters operate under the illusion that the Democrats are a progressive, left-leaning party, it is, perhaps, not surprising that they felt Stein voters should have thrown their lot in with Clinton.  However, liberals also felt cheated that anti-Trump conservatives, who would otherwise have voted Republican, would opt for a third-party Libertarian rather than a hawkish Democrat. That most clearly betrays the deep-seated sense of entitlement that’s come to the fore in the current election campaign.  But that’s a consistent feature of both the Democratic Party and its base: blame everyone but themselves.  No party or candidate is…

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