Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: We need to avoid going third party. Thinking that a third party would have more leverage [View all]jeepers
(314 posts)Let me see if I have this straight. The purpose of this new group is to wrest control of the democratic party away from the corporate financed and controlled DLC by finding a principled candidate to primary Hillary and by reminding democrats that the third way doesn't work for them. You are going to want throw around a bunch of campaign rhetoric about the old democratic party and what needs to be fixed and you are going to want to make promises about what the new democratic party will do hopefully convincing lost democrats and bringing them to the polls for the victory.
In my world we call that tripping. You'd have a better chance offering Hillary more money than the LDC to represent your cause or getting Al Franken to campaign in a psychedelic dayglo jumpsuit. The strongest part of your argument is that no matter what, most of DU will vote for the democrat and if Hillary is the nominee you will vote for her. I bet that has them scared. Their battle plan will consist of co-opting your message and ignoring you. Business as usual.
What you don't want to do is exactly what the hero of many DU ers has done. Bernie Sanders is the one who speaks the truth to the issues and the problems we face. Bernie is neither a democrat nor a republican and therefore by your call unelectable. And you wonder how people vote against their own best interests.