It's not about Bernie. Being on the left and being a liberal are not the same thing. Liberals like a Jonathan Chait like the existing economic order and just feel that it needs some tweaks. People on the left were the same ones who were disenchanted with Clinton, and who were critiquing Obama from the left. This Sanders/Clinton election has exposed a partnership of convenience that emerged in opposition to George W. Bush. The left want a social democracy, liberals are fine with the current system but "feel bad" about certain things. After the transgender fight is over, what will be left for liberals to hold onto? The economic cleavages and environmental issues will reemerge. Republicans are actually the ones keeping this coalition together because it's more "we don't fukk with Republicans" than we all like each other. And that's why American politics don't make any sense. In other nations there's a clear line of what party you align with based strictly on economics. This is why Trump vs. Hillary is great, you're starting to see people's true colors on economic issues and the parties are slowly shifting into what they should be. Eventually, you're going to have a right wing nationalist party, a centrist party, and a true left wing party.
@Brown_Pride that's why voting for Trump makes no sense if your a leftist. It allows for neoliberals to be the heroes again because they have large platforms. The distinction between leftists and liberals will disappear again when both are opposed to a right-wing presidency. The Obama presidency and a subsequent Clinton presidency would be much better for the left than a Trump presidency. Think about it, did the fight for minimum wage increases achieve more success under Bush or Obama? A centrist presidency gives you an example of "see this is what Democrats are," and a right-wing presidency does not because we all become a coalition of anti-Republicans and the more "contentious" left-wing issues are left in the mud.
