When I saw the coverage of Hilary Clinton's email scandal it is clear to see that she and Senator Sanders are not only fighting to lead the Democratic party but indirectly showing the division within. There are the two camps: the Old Guard, represented by Hilary Clinton, President Obama, and Vice-President Biden and then there are the Progressives represented by Senator Sanders. They have very different ideals despite being of the same party. The Progressives want to renegotiate trade deals to favor American workers, they are against Big Business and Big Banks, they want money out of politics, workers' unions, and free healthcare and education. These have, traditionally, been the values that the Democratic party has held since the 1960s. The contrast is shown between Senator Sanders and Hilary Clinton. Hilary Clinton supports NAFTA, TPP, she has received donations from Goldman Sachs as well as from wealthy Saudi Arabians.
The only reason Hilary Clinton and Senator Sanders are in the same party is mainly education, healthcare, and social issues concerning minorities and women. The real divide between the party is one for the heart of values that Democrats hold. Hilary Clinton, with her email scandal, which has shown her to be corrupt and inept, is certainly showing the divide. The divide between Progressives and the Old Guard Democrats is rather understated (especially in how Democratic voters want to be represented). Rather than going with a renegade reformer who wants to fight for Democratic values seemingly to the extreme, the Democrats have voted for the former First Lady Hilary Clinton, the representative of the Democratic establishment.
If the Democrats lose the election to Donald Trump, whom they don't see as a threat or see him as a joke, the party may fall apart. If the Democratic establishment candidate cannot beat such an easy target, then the Democratic party may break into two parties with Sanders' supporters on one side and Clinton supporters on the other. For Republicans, there has been the Never Trump movement, will there be a Never Hilary movement as a sign of discontentment of where the Democratic party is headed? It seems that over 20 percent of Sanders' supporters will vote for Trump. This has gotten little coverage in the media or at the very least has not been given a catchy hashtag but when one in five Sanders' supporters will vote for Donald Trump because of the lack of confidence they have in Clinton, there are divides that may break the party in two.