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In reply to the discussion: Tom Perez is not looking good [View all]still_one
(92,136 posts)that "the Democratic party does not represent any new direction", is puzzling. What "new direction is that"?
That it Is a woman's right to choose?
To protect Social Security and Medicare?
To protect the environment?
To protect workers' rights, civil rights, women's rights?
Because frankly that is what the Democratic party has stood for decades. Read the Democratic Party platform.
As for the question, why hasn't "Tom Perez done more for someone in Oklahoma or Alabama" who is in an election next week? They are referring to the Alabama special election. to replace Jeff Sessions.
There are 9 republicans and 7 Democrats competing in the primary on August 15, 2017. No candidate in either party has polled above 50%, which means there will be a runoff, between the top two candidates, but let's not kid each other, given the strong republican leaning of the state, it is an extremely low probably that a Democrat will win the runoff. This was similar to the situation that occurred in Georgia, where there was a runoff with Jon Ossoff in Tom Price's district, which was a House seat not a Senate seat. The interesting part of that election was that there were progressives who were not happy with Ossoff's centrism, ignoring the fact that this was Georgia, and that republicans have controlled that district since 1979, when Grinrich was their representative.
Once the Alabama primary decides who will be the candidates, that is when the party will get behind the Democratic candidate in full force. Not a surprise that Todd would ask this question, but I would hope he would ask a different question to the RNC chair, and that question would involve Trump's endorsement of Luther Strange who has stated he supports the right of the Senate filibuster, which the other republican candidates have accused Mitch McConnell of misleading trump to endorse Strange, without knowing Strange's position on preserving the filibuster? I would be very surprised if that question came up by Todd though. Todd is not a very good interviewer. He doesn't listen, nor does he push back on falsehoods. Recall that Chuck Todd was the one who said: "Its Not Medias Job To Correct GOPs Obamacare Falsehoods "
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chuck-todd-it-s-not-media-s-job-to-correct-gop-s-obamacare-falsehoods-video
At best he is lazy, and at worst he lets his personal bias interfere in his job.