Strange how the same people running around calling everyone Authoritarians

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115. If democrats force democratic candidates to stick to a progressive platform it just sort of takes

care of itself. Period.

If we gain the presidency at the expense of our principles we end up with what we have. A new "republican lite" which is really is a whole lot like Reagan republicanism (since progressivism is demonized by all republicans and half of democrats... and at the same time the right's hard right (tea-billies and all) shift their party completely out of the realm of compassionate conservatism and into the realm of Randites and Fascists. The center shifts further right because we play not to lose and we end up inch by inch validating republican insanity.

I would not stay home. I will vote the most progressive candidate in primaries and ultimately the democratic candidate. But because I'm a democrat who believes in progressive ideals of social justice, I will fight and snarl and claw against any politician calling themselves a democrat while leading us toward the right. President Obama has, with a few exceptions, pushed our party toward the right. All he really needed to do was govern as a progressive embracing left wing policy and he would have insured democrats had it in the bag in '14 and '16. Sadly for me, that didn't happen on many fronts including the NSA, Guantanamo, cannabis policy, the Affordable Care act (which I guess was a good first step but really was a republican idea that keeps the ghoulish insurance industry involved and in control and reaping profit at patient expense, etc. etc. etc. (man the list could go on for a while)

He has been fantastic for basic human social rights for homosexuals. Much credit here. He surely came around on that one with the help of VP Biden. Much appreciated.