What Happened? How Democrats created a strong platform for Trump's success.

Democrats are most definitely the reason why Trump won two presidential elections.

It started in 2016, think back, it was a very different climate. We were caught up in political excitement; there was a revolution.  Hamilton was a huge success on Broadway, Harambe was shot, and Pokémon Go got us out of the house.

This shiny glance at an optimistic era was the perfect stage for an up-and-coming leader of a revolution, Bernie Sanders. He brought youth as an old man; he brought hope and honesty as a career politician—a miracle.

I have been passionate about politics since high school. I had friends who were not into politics and refused to talk about the subject even when they were out of college, so it was very notable that they suddenly became interested in politics. This was a considerable shift, and Sanders even inspired me. I've always been a Republican, but I considered voting for my first Democrat even though I didn't align with many of his views.

He was able to inspire, and his most valuable asset was his genuineness. He was a rare politician with decades of experience within the system while still adhering to the same principles with which he started his career.

It's tough to quantify the revolution he created, but it could've been huge for America.

His primary campaign highlighted wealth and income inequality, and he even took a more honest approach to fundraising, getting most of his donations from individual voters. In one month, he raised five million dollars more than Hilary just by asking everyone to donate $27, which, of course, became a meme.

My memory, of course, is flawed, but from my perspective, Trump wasn't a huge deal back then; most people were fixated on Sanders.

Unfortunately, Clinton's win as the Democratic nominee shot down young voters' interest and excitement.

It was undeniable that the DNC and career politicians embedded into the system did not want him in power because (I say this loosely) he would not fall for corruption.

I remember being confused because there was so much interest in Sanders, but no one seemed interested in Clinton. It was clear that Sanders was pushed out, and those who pushed assumed that Sanders's followers and momentum would be transferred to Clinton.

They were wrong.

The removal of Sanders was reminiscent of a heavy bowling ball hitting the pin's head on, and they all aggressively scatter. Everyone who loved Sanders seemed deflected and deflated, and they began to look at Trump. Though Sanders and Trump had different methods and core values, they both had similar intent: they both wanted to shake up the political world and "drain the swamp."

In July, it was revealed that the DNC acted with bias against Sanders, and as a result, the head of the DNC resigned, but it was too late.

This act, the dissolution of the Democratic Party, gave Trump his chance at power.

You would think that the Trump victory against Clinton would have shaken up the party, woken them up, and caused them to do something...

It did not, and they tunneled themselves even deeper into their own echo chambers and helped Trump win again this year.

They deceived the citizens of this country by lying and covering up Biden's health; then they forced him off the ticket.  Kamala was given the spot without a primary vote, and again, the politicians did what benefited them even though it seemed pretty clear that most people weren't happy with her. Still, the Democrats continued with their agenda and ignored the majority of public opinion.

Just remember, monetary greed is the only reason he was able to get a strong platform to begin with, which is absolutely poetic.