Please Attack Trump and Musk - Not Democrats. Please.

[Nanjeanne]

82. As a lifelong Democrat I want my party to be the best it can. I want it to win. I want it to be strong and

powerful and compassionate and bold.

The politicians are not my parents and I am not a child. I get to expect more from the people I pay who are asking me to keep them in office. I don’t have to obey them. I have to want them to stay in their jobs to keep representing what I want from them.

Not every Democrat who runs will fit that bill and I understand I will not admire every politician with a D next to their name. But I also understand that no politician with R next to their name will get my vote and I have no expectations that I can move the needle. There are people on this board who are Democrats but they are very different than me in what we might want for this country. But we are all, at least I believe, interested in justice, humanity and small d democracy. It is our common thread even if we think differently about a candidate or a policy.

But I do expect that any Democrats asking for MY vote is subject to my approval or disapproval. And if I can move the needle I will try. If they cannot represent me then I can look for a Democrat who does. Therefore I will continue to express my admiration or my disappointment for any Democrat politician that wants something from me.

To want something for my vote is not bashing. To believe a different strategy is warranted is not bashing. To believe another voice is a better way forward is not bashing. My vote counts. And so does my voice.