My point in starting this thread was to encourage a discussion on the state of the Democratic Party.

It seemed obvious to me and others who viewed the "Unity" video that Mrs Clinton and Mr Obama loathe one another.

The Party seems merely a vehicle to propel either of the candidates to personal power. Both were prepared to use colour, religion, or sexism, as a lever to damage their opponent or to gain support for themselves.
The needs of the American electorate come pretty far down the list as far as I can see.

This election has about as much to do with democracy as the last election in Iraq, It is simply about power, the Party appears to have no core principles to distinguish it from the Republicans.

The object of the exercise is "power for powers sake"

If the Democratic Party had a "soul", perhaps Mrs Clinton and Mr Obama might have found some common ground and would not hate one another quite so much....Ake