Democrats aren't in as much trouble as you'd think

[woo me with science]

6. If the message of the OP is our rallying cry, the whole country is fucked.

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This OP lays out with depressing clarity what passes for a rallying cry for our party these days.

1. A corporate, warmongering Third Way politician has a chance of being elected.

2. The other party still sucks.

3. The other party can't run on the important issues any more than we can.

4. At least one of our policies that funnels obscene profits to corporate billionaires offers at least *some* relief for certain Americans...even though that relief ends up being paid for by taxpayers while the billionaires' take is carefully protected.

I would add as Number 5:

We still have a corporate media that will never, ever focus on the most egregious betrayals of this administration, including expanding the surveillance state and the trashing of due process and transparency; targeting protesters, whistleblowers and journalists; implementing a machine for propaganda and smear targeted at Americans; handing our free internet to corporations; renewing the Stay-Out-of-Jail-Free card for criminal bankers; and pushing perhaps the most predatory "free trade" agreement in history.

Go team!