Could the rise of the DLC split the Dems?

The Democratic split over the rise of the DLC and its after-effects is becoming very open today.

Could the rise of the DLC have split the Democratic Party? Perhaps Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich succeed in privatizing Social Security (no Lewinski scandal?) and the Democratic Left becomes so enraged that they defect en masse.
 
The Dem Left was insignificant until 2008. Occupy was the first signs of life since 1980. It's going to take time to build up, and it's still just getting started.

No split would happen.
 
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