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In reply to the discussion: It would be nice if the centrists in this party did some introspection, too. [View all]Gothmog
(145,063 posts)I have been to several meetings of indivisible, the People Power group (do you even know who this group is?) and an off shoot of the Pants Suit Republic. At these meeting, several dozen of people are worried about losing the Affordable Care Act but not one person has mentioned single payer. There is outrage against Trump and the GOP on health care, taxes and immigration/muslim ban but the way forward is not based on a platform that could not bring in any new voters into the party but on dealing with that anger.
I had fun marching for taxes on Saturday and talking to Congresswoman Jackson Lee. I have also delivered a demand to hold a town hall to my local congressman with a letter demanding that he support forcing trump to release his taxes. The People Power people are arranging meetings seeking to get some smaller cities to agree to be sanctuary cities (Houston has already done so). None of these actions will be advanced by a platform that brought in no new voters to the Democratic party.
The real world is a fun place. Come work in it.