After Hillary Clinton wins the presidency on November 8^th, both of the major political parties will experience change; change which will move our nation forward into the 21^st century. The voting public has voiced demands for altering aging policies. Whether it is a growing bloc of women, or millennials, they will be a force in America for the remainder of this century, and their voices will be the voice of a nation.

The candidacies of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have revealed the anger of the electorate with the status quo in Washington. The rule of our nation by old, mostly white men, will be replaced by younger, more forward thinking men and women of all races and ethnicity.

Trump’s supporters have rejected the Republican establishment. After seven years of a do-nothing Congress, 40 percent of GOP voters are demanding that our government works. Soon to be gone are Senators who have outlived their usefulness, such as Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Orin Hatch, and John McCain. They will be replaced with true leaders who will once again make the Republican Party great.

Bernie Sanders’ supporters are loyal and strong. They believe in a second revolution to take back America for the majority. Nearly 80 percent of men and women ages 18-35 support Sanders’ ideas. He calls his ideas ‘Democratic Socialism,’ but I see them as a return to the principles of our founding fathers.

Both parties will be faced with changing demographics and a demand that elected officials represent all of our nation’s people, and no longer ignore their needs and desires.

Millennials, single women, and minorities will all demand fairness in the work place which will reverse income inequality. Education will return as a priority. These three demographics will support same-sex marriage and immigration reform. They will reject government actions which remove our best jobs. They will support religious freedom, but not necessarily be religious themselves.

Both parties must adhere to the wishes of the people if their candidates are to win elections. Democrats will be expected to act with more passion in support of the majority. Republicans will be forced to reject special interests and serve those who elected them.

I will be an interested observer to see if the leadership of both parties is wise enough to learn from this long campaign season.

Everyone laughs at Donald Trump. Even many of his supporters do not agree with all of his ideas. But the parties must learn from the movement which has kept him in the forefront of the Republican Party for the last ten months.

Both parties must learn from the enthusiastic supporters of Bernie Sanders. Because of him, millions of Americans are aware that they have power; and they’re not going away.

Op-Ed

By James Turnage

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