Yes. People were declaring Republican Party dead just a few years ago then what happened The Tea Party which pulled the GOP to the right and energized them.
The Dems need a populist movement
good luck with that --->
A left tea party wouldn't work. The tea party was able to flourish because this country is still overwhelmingly white and racist.
hillary was a bland ass candidate and still won the popular vote. the only thing they need to do is get people that have similar interests (progressives) to actually work with them in 2018 and beyond instead of praying to the golden god bernie and laughing everytime Dems lose a race like they dont have more in common than the repubs