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StarfishSaver

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9. I'm sick of people being accused of being "Establishment" as a pejorative

Tue Jun 23, 2020, 12:14 PM

Jun 2020

What in the hell does that mean anyway?

If it means trying to make change by working within systems with the goal of improving them and making them fairer and more responsive to the people they impact and putting enough time in to have "established" oneself with enough credibility and influence therein to actually make a difference, I am proud to be "Establishment."

And I'm likely much more effective and true to the cause than anyone on the outside who thinks that advocacy is limited to standing on the outside calling me and people like me names and accusing us of selling out.

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Is Amy McGrath THE "establishment candidate?" [View all] lillypaddle Jun 2020 OP

Bernie and AOC wryter2000 Jun 2020 #1

So true treestar Jun 2020 #5

+1000 nt lillypaddle Jun 2020 #7

Booker beats McGrath vs McConnell in the polls JonLP24 Jun 2020 #43

Kentucky Democrats are about to tell us. Laelth Jun 2020 #2

That's true lillypaddle Jun 2020 #4

You are right. Laelth Jun 2020 #6

Not in the General...you need GOP voters to beat McConnell and who knows what the Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #11

However, primaries are not the best place for choosing the best candidate empedocles Jun 2020 #14

Primaries are supposed to be for intelligent choices Awsi Dooger Jun 2020 #22

Lets hope Ky Senator vote does not get 'the treatment' empedocles Jun 2020 #27

I disagree JonLP24 Jun 2020 #44

As long as they unite against mcconnell mucifer Jun 2020 #3

She is the only candidate who might beat McConnell. I am hoping all the noise on the left will Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #8

I'm sick of people being accused of being "Establishment" as a pejorative StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #9

"Establishment" is used as a pejorative by those who want dearly to become the "Establishment." (nt) JaneQPublic Jun 2020 #15

True StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #16

I think the Dems who are supporting the "new guy on the block" are doing so because they think napi21 Jun 2020 #10

and that Amy McGrath is a retread candidate she lost in 2018 standingtall Jun 2020 #26

She's also weak, Corgigal Jun 2020 #30

I don't live in KY. so it doesn't matter what I think. I just want someone who can send the Turtle napi21 Jun 2020 #36

I understand, Corgigal Jun 2020 #37

Any Democrat that is not supported by their progressive values are Establishment Democrats. LiberalFighter Jun 2020 #12

Serious question. Are progressives going after any republicans? Is the media only showing Tech Jun 2020 #13

Some people think that purifying the party is more comradebillyboy Jun 2020 #18

Some people lillypaddle Jun 2020 #20

Is anyone who supports a male candidate against a female candidate "sexist"? brooklynite Jun 2020 #17

No, I didn't mean to imply that nt lillypaddle Jun 2020 #19

She's getting hammered on the air for not going to a protest Wanderlust988 Jun 2020 #21

I just hope they don't ask Amy who she voted for in 2016 RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #23

That same question could sink Booker. rogue emissary Jun 2020 #24

If McGrath loses this thing then maybe Amy McGrath's campaign is part of the problem standingtall Jun 2020 #25

She neglected Lexington in her congressional campaign Wanderlust988 Jun 2020 #28

I live in Lexington lillypaddle Jun 2020 #40

If Amy loses, it will be, because of the usual 'activist' Dems who do primary damage. empedocles Jun 2020 #29

McGrath is not entitiled to the nomination on name recognition alone standingtall Jun 2020 #31

Amy is the candidate to beat moscow mitch. 'Activists' often support November losers. empedocles Jun 2020 #32

If she's the candidate to beat Mitch standingtall Jun 2020 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author empedocles Jun 2020 #34

Senator Schumer endorsed Amy because he wants a shot at having that Senate seat. empedocles Jun 2020 #35

Sanders who has been in office for decades is wayyyyy more establishment JI7 Jun 2020 #38

cough*cough* pot calling kettle black cough*cough* onetexan Jun 2020 #39

+1 betsuni Jun 2020 #41

+1000 Sunsky Jun 2020 #45

The party establishment did back her JonLP24 Jun 2020 #42