The opportunity to address the needs of American workers is there. Consider what Dougherty wrote: "Here are the facts: The Democratic Party has consistently gotten its butt kicked. The party has not been this weak since 1928, a year before the Great Depression. This election revealed a stunning lack of energy, resources and commitment. There is little to no middle class, and there is little unionized labor. I'm not even sure how many Democrats are still squarely in the Democratic column. The significant Democratic crossover vote for Trump confirmed my doubts. If all of this bleak news doesn't scream for an uprising in the Democratic Party, I don't know what does."