Reply #11: why would the party listen to people who have left it?

[paulk]

this seems to me a fundamental flaw in your premise.

If I were a candidate, I would certainly think twice about hiring someone who had left the party.

As for calling candidates - once again your party registration is going to have an effect on how seriously your opinion is taken.

Can you still vote in the primaries? I don't know what the law in California is. Here in Colorado you have to be registered as a Democrat to vote in the Democratic primary. Participation in the primaries (and local caucuses) is often the only chance one does have to make a difference, in my experience, anyway.


What I don't understand is why your anger at Fienstien is being taken out on the party as a whole. Barbara Boxer is also your representative - doesn't she deserve your support, as a Democrat?