It's time for this destructive meme about shutting up during elections to stop,

[woo me with science]

34. Pushing the party to represent us strengthens electability.

Repeating a post from a subthread above, because I think the point is important:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021488072#post12


What's craziest about the arguments you see, already in this thread and elsewhere...and what exposes it as the dangerous one percent propaganda that it is...is the absolutely ludicrous assumption that exposing and talking about policies advocated by a candidate should be *dangerous" to electability.

If a candidate is working on behalf of the people, talking about policy will attract and energize voters, not the opposite. If policies are not reflecting the interests of the people, speaking out to change that will only increase electability.

Social Security is a great example. Every single poll confirms that protecting SS benefits and standing up for this fundamental compact with Americans is not only the right thing to do....It is electorally popular, even across party lines.

Pushing our party to represent the people rather than the lobbyists and the corporate donors will strengthen our party, not harm it. Americans need to push back against this pernicious propaganda that attempts to silence the central mechanism we have to ensure that our party works for our interests rather than the interests of corporations, and draws the support of the people as a result.