Is the DNC asking you for money every day without any commitment of purpose? Here is an alternative.

[Bluetus]

Sorry, I just can't. I can't support a group that fights progressives tooth and nail every damn time. I can't support a group that kicks out a co-chair whose sin was to work to get candidates that aren't already in their late 70s. I can't give money to an organization that thinks their only real job is GOTV in the last 60 days before an election. I can't give money to an organization that can't decide whether to support a disgraced sex-offending Governor over a younger populist, even when that younger guy is kicking the Governor's ass in the polls and the primary by 25 points. Hell, the Governor isn't even running as a Democrat, and the DNC still can't support the Democrat? WTF?

I realize not everybody feels as I do, but in increasing numbers, long-loyal Democrats are realizing we have a major leadership problem, and that's why people like Newsom, Pritzker, Mandani, AOC, Bernie, Jasmine and many others are getting so much love from grass roots Dems these days. Folks, we already have about 100 solid progressives in the House.

2026 can be a wave election. If that wave brings in progressives/populists, people who are far more relatable to Main Street America and the struggles that most Americans are having regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, orientation or anything else (specifically, huge economic issues: the looming recession, the tariff-driven inflation, the GOP efforts to dismantle health care and all other safety nets, dismantling of new energy and the university backbone of R&D that has made this country premiere, and the massive transfer of wealth to the few billionaires at the top), we can make a real change -- the first big change in 50 years. If we elect just 15 more progressives to the House in 2026, the next Speaker can be a real progressive, putting the Democratic Party in a much stronger position to oppose Trump vigorously the rest of his days, and also showing the American public how Democrats really are different and deserve to seat the next president in 2029.

If the DNC is not lining up with where you think we need to be going, then consider the Progressive Caucus PAC. https://weareprogressives.org/

Here is their mission statement:

"The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC (CPC PAC) has a mission of electing strong, progressive leaders to Congress who share the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC’s vision for America’s future. Below are just some of the issues CPC PAC will be focusing on in the 2026 election cycle."
and that list includes: budgets that invest in America, raising the minimum wage, expanding Social Security, election reform, trade deals that put American workers first, and health care as a human right.

Personally, that's where most of my contributions will be going in the next 13 months.