In newly blue Orange County, Democrats struggle over how far left is too far
LOS ANGELES - Emma Jenson, standing in front of over 200 Bernie Sanders supporters gathered in the parking lot of a Santa Ana office park, asked for a show of hands to see who had knocked on doors for the 2016 election.
Few had.
"Notice that my hand didn't go up," the San Clemente resident said. "But things are different now. This is what democracy looks like."
The ostensible reason for the recent Sunday evening rally was the opening of Sanders' Orange County campaign office. But Jenson's remarks about how Democratic people power can beat Republican might resonated with the crowd for reasons beyond their favored candidate.
It was like a family reunion for the Orange County left. College students who were in the U.S. illegally stood shoulder to shoulder alongside hijabis. Huntington Beach
