The successful parties appear to be Syriza and Podemos. These are fairly nationalistic in their focus, rather than being internationalist, pan-European or focused on subnational identity groups. They also focus primarily on economic concerns of workers, rather than on social or foreign policy issues.

To take a page out of California's book.

That's not the case in most other states.

The Clinton popular vote win is due to the huge majority rolled up in California.

*change the 'status quo government'


The change the 'status quo government' , "drain the swamp"-Republican was their second choice. Wasn't a smart voter move because trump (and republicans) always lied about campaign promises, but the 'Trumpland people' believed and 'liked' him.

Hopefully the DNC UPGRADES and gets their shit together.

who would have been at least a very good president.

The conspiracies against us and her succeeded. Anti-democratic forces had their "shit together" better, if you like. This election just proved how effectively the 40 years the Kochs and other dark-money operatives have engineered, widening, and deepening, the hostility of conservatives. The right has become a mostly monolithic attack dog for a few who intend to remake our nation to suit themselves.