Liberals/ Progressives stay true: don't vote for DLC-approved candidates

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Why vote Republican-lite when you can vote Republican? Shouldn't this also apply to Democrats? Why vote Democratic-lite when you can vote for a Democrat?

Liberals, Progressives and Populists should make a pledge right now to stop the Democratic party's slide to the right by refusing to vote for any candidate vetted or sponsored by the DLC or their think tank operatives.

We must overcome the mindset of voting only to win instead of voting to change the course of American politics and the Democratic party. The only way the party and America will truly 'win' is to vote for candidates with a history that shows they're not in bed with corporations, haven't supported illegal, aggressive wars and unabashedly support civil, women's and worker's rights.

It will be a difficult challenge because the party bosses will always pressure you to vote for their choice instead of yours. They'll tell you that your candidate can't win because he/she is too liberal or populist in a nation 'gone conservative'. But don't fall for that propaganda. It's this very attitude that has disenfranchised the Democratic base and discouraged many Americans from voting at all.

It's up to the Progressive wing of the party to finally take a stand and just say no to the 'lite' politics of concession, compromise and collusion. Vote for those who love America and it's people...not for those who simply want to profit from it.