What revolution did Obama have? He entered with a bare Senate majority where Republicans used every trick in the books to delay progress and it only got worse from there.
Where were the rallies and marches in support of the ACA? Where were the people lining up in streets for a minimum wage increase?
There was nothing. No mobilizing of voters. No local political groups to help shape public sentiment. Nothing. Hell, even in a lot of states, Democratic voters often checked the Obama box and then hung out the Democrats down ballot to dry. This is clearly evident in the nationwide House results which were always millions of votes worse for the Democrats. If he couldn't even get people to bother to fill out their ballots completely, what did you expect to happen?
Sorry to be a wet blanket here. But there will be absolutely no difference in what happens in the aftermath if Bernie is elected. THey will quickly evaporate. His largest base of support is the single most unreliable voting block in existence.
Case in point. In the Wisconsin primary. One of the most important elections on the ballot was for WI supreme court. A full 16% of Bernie voters, voted for Bernie and left the rest of the ballot blank. Only 4% of Hillary voters did the same thing. The writing is on the wall, and it's because Bernie himself radiates this to his supporters. Anyone but him, and chosen few are the real progressives. Screw everyone else.
Obama had a LARGER coalition, a much, much more diverse coalition, and a coalition that was just as fired up and dedicated as Bernie fans.
The reason that we keep hearing that turnout is down across the board is because its getting compared to Obama's unprecidented numbers in 2008.
Also, throw this in the mix:
Bernie has for the most part cynically taken the DEM name. Did he have to, in order to have a chance? Yes. And I'm ok with that. BUT
Should he then be an active part of the party workings and actually fundraise and support other members of the party? Hell YES. Has he? Hell No.
In fact, he pretty much has labeled anyone in the Dem party, other than those that support or endorse him, as sell-outs and "establishment"
This not only handicaps the fundraising efforts of the DNC, who help to run local and state Dems across the country. But do you think that Bernie, if nominated is going to throw his endorsement behind Dems that he has already labeled "establishment" and corporate shills??
The way this is going, it could be absolute disaster for the party at large. Him calling Clinton unqualified is another nail being driven in.