If you don't have the support of the base, you won't be the nominee.

[MadCrow]

10. We need to broaden the base

Because of some of the arcane rules pertaining to registering for the Democratic primaries, hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people were not able to vote in the primaries for the candidate of their choice. The use of Superdelegates who pledged their support before the first vote was even cast showed that the outcome was rigged from day one. Ironic now how Clinton supporters are complaining about how the electoral college is rigged. So now you know how Bernie supporters felt when he had to start his campaign with a delegate disadvantage at the very outset. However a vast majority of Bernie voters switched to Hillary after she was the nominee and I hope Hillary supporters would have done the same thing if the situation was reversed.

Now it time to stop the circular firing squad and look to the future. We need to broaden the base and follow Garrett 78's suggestions for 2020 so we can nominate a candidate who will appeal to the American people and who the majority will view with ENTHUSIASM, not just tepid acceptance. To paraphrase Obama we have to be "fired up and ready to go"! So we can all vote FOR someone, and not just settle for the lesser of two uninspired choices.