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In reply to the discussion: DNC Rule Change: Want Dem nomination for President? Must be a Democrat and run and serve as a Dem [View all]Sophia4
(3,515 posts)Democrats can win without any new voters. Let them convert publicly first.
Sarcasm!
Politics is not about exclusion. It's about persuasion and inclusion.
People who are outside the Democratic Party and want to run will still do so and still draw votes to themselves if they are attractive candidates.
But this measure is a "we'll show them" measure. It is just for show.
And what it shows is how helplessly and foolishly bitter we Democrats are.
Instead of this silly snubbing of others who are different, we should have a stronger outreach program to educate the public about how workable our policies are. But that would take a lot of creativity and work. Excluding others publicly and loudly takes no work and no creativity.
It's not that so many people who aren't registered Democratic want to run as Democrats. It's that so many Democrats are angry and incapable of reaching out to non-Democrats to persuade them to become Democrats.
When I was a little girl, a neighbor girl would get together with a couple of us, a family of sisters and leave the other of us sisters out. So my mother told us, when she does that, if you are left out, just play with the sisters that are left out and have a good time, and she will want to play with you. That, finding ourselves left out, could happen to us Democrats if we become too cliquey within ourselves.
This business is silly. Has no substance. Why aren't we dealing with real issues like prison reform or making sure everyone gets health insurance or taxing the very, very wealthy or moving away from fossil fuels or improving our industrial base, something useful.