... and, about Trump to some extent ... globinfo freexchange WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, wrote recently a remarkable analysis about Why the Democratic party is doomed . We could agree with most of it, except the last sentence in which Assange writes: The Democratic base should move to start a new party since the party elite shows no signs that they will give up power. This can be done quickly and cheaply as a result of the internet and databases of peoples' political preferences. This reality is proven in practice with the rapid construction of the Macron, Sanders and Trump campaigns from nothing. The existing Democratic party may well have negative reputational capital, stimulating a Macron-style clean slate approach. Regardless, in the face of such a threat, the Democratic establishment will either concede control or, as in the case of Macron, be eliminated by the new structure. From the three cases that Assange refers to