DNC chair doubles down on his ultimatum for Hogg

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19. The almost religious fervor that THIS TIME the revolution will happen.

"Our belief in 'improvement,' as Obama calls it, rather than on revolution, rests on solid ground. Essentially all of the progressive social change made in America has been under liberal presidents. There were no radical presidents [and FDR was NOT a "democratic socialist" -- that's a straight up lie].

"For many years, I was a radical, but I've left that religion. What has changed? ... The only thing that changed is my understanding of what has worked and what has failed. My aspirations are still far more radical than Bernie's public agenda, but I now see his revolutionary approach as something sure to fail now and in the future. So keep this in mind. Taking cautious steps along a difficult path does not mean we're about to stop. It means we know what it takes to go the distance. It means that we do want to go far. And hoping for a utopian revolution does not mean that day will come. Those who attack fellow Democrats only slow our progress ... . Joining forces does not require compromising principles, only giving up some fond illusions."

Steven Stoft, "How Democrats Win, Resisting the Dark Side of Radicalism"