Is the Democratic Party as divided nationally as DU?

[TreasonousBastard]

38. Here we go again...

looking for microcosms.

Once again-- I grew up in Tammany Hall NYC, about as far from "democratic ideals" as you can get. I lived in Elizabeth NJ for years, where there were three Democratic Parties, two of which were trying to displace the county leader while stealing half the town. I traveled down South where the yellow dog segregationists were all Democrats until Johnson showed them the way into the Republican tent with civil rights law.

Democratic ideals my ass.

I am on our local central committee and running for office here as a Democrat. I think that gives me some feel for how Democrats around here, and in the rest of the state, work. On issues, we tend to agree and lean toward the left, but we don't talk much about the grand issues. We talk about organizing and getting elected. We're unfortunately obsessed with the minutiae of politics and local rules. Obamacare? we think it's a great idea as a start, but none of us have any say in it. We have two Senators we hardly ever see and one Rep who's good on most issues and we leave that stuff to them.

And I'm one of the few who bother to post on any board. Some of the others are on Facebook, but that's it.