Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: WOW! I was already going to caucus for Senator Warren on Saturday, but after tonite I have one Q: [View all]DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)Democrats, hear me out:
It makes sense to look at people's performance in the swing states while jostling about in the primaries, but if there's a candidate that we like, shouldn't we ask this:
What can we do as the majority party, as the brighter, more conscientious oarty, to bridge the gap between who we like and swing state Democrats and fence sitters? Hasn't it simply been a matter of getting real, fact-based information to Americans? This is one of the most uninformed, politically clueless countries on Earth. Send out massive numbers of Democratic diplomats to help the South in particular conceptualize how they have been voting against their own interests for decades.
We should be leading this process, not letting the lowest common denominator scare us into cowardice and settling for second or third best candidates.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided