It's A Curious Thing To Be Accused Of Depressing Democratic Votes, When Elected Democratics...

[dreamnightwind]

54. I disagree, most Blue Dogs are tools of corporate interests

I completely respect where you're coming from, wanting more Dems and wanting reps that represent their constituents are good points.

The thing is, a candidate that truly represents the interests of the people, even people in conservative districts, is a fairly progressive candidate. The Republican Party and most of the elected Democrats represent monied interests much more than they represent their constituents. If we loudly and bravely make this point, we can win the argument, because it's the truth, and because citizens are fed up with phony corporate toadies who don't represent their interests.

I could see a Democratic strategy of running candidates whose positions on social issues are attuned to their constituents, but on issues such as corporate power, income distribution, local jobs for local firms, social safety nets, etc etc., progressive positions are what represents those people's interests. The others are just pretending to speak for the people, while taking their marching orders from the various powers that be.