Iowa Caucus

Besides the obvious surprise of Donald Trump losing to Ted Cruz, I'd like to touch on my preferred party. Even with an extremely narrow lead, Hillary declared victory in a speech that sounds oddly familiar. As she echoed most of the same views of Sanders, some views she never took a firm stand on until this speech.
What I take out of the Democratic Caucus is that there is a firm split between a new age young more liberal base, and your rank-in-file Clinton 1990s Democrats. This split is permeable, the similar views of the two candidates allows for Democrats to hop back and forth on their preferred candidate with ease, though most are firm in their support. The problem is will we be able to overcome this split and function as a single party, or will it cause a schism within the Democratic party and lead to infighting akin to that of the Tea Party schism in the Republican party. The key is that Democrats have to be willing to support whoever the nominee is, and it seems like that is what will happen. If the Democratic party stays together, the splintering Republican party will likely have little power within Congress. On top of the contentious views expressed by Trump and other Republicans during the primary, unhappiness with the GOP will likely cause the party to adapt and put distance between itself and the more populist/nationalist conservatives.
The trend here is this election may define the direction of both parties over the next 4 years in very drastic ways. The political landscape may be shifting underneath our feet.