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Eleanors38

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85. I recommend watching the film "The Inheritance" (1964) to young folks (and others).

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A New Brand of Democrat That Could Mean Trouble for Hillary... [View all] polichick Sep 2013 OP

Keep us updated! Peacetrain Sep 2013 #1

They're beginning the segment with de Blasio in NYC polichick Sep 2013 #2

I will check back in 15 minutes.. Peacetrain Sep 2013 #5

You're very welcome. It's good news! polichick Sep 2013 #10

Just finished reading the link.. very very informative Peacetrain Sep 2013 #26

You're right about millennials... polichick Sep 2013 #28

Ah Yep! Peacetrain Sep 2013 #31

I know - it's really scary to think of what they're inheriting... polichick Sep 2013 #33

Gotta work together for sure Peacetrain Sep 2013 #53

Well, this boomer has a couple of grown millennials..... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #104

The millennials in my family are thinking that way too... polichick Sep 2013 #105

Well as the article said, millennials favor socialism as an economic system...... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #106

Peter Beinart writes about a new coalition... polichick Sep 2013 #3

This is spot on. reformist2 Sep 2013 #47

The link you provided was an extremely compelling read. mick063 Sep 2013 #84

Is that Feet-on-the-desk Rightwing Nutjob Sippy Cup still on that panel? MADem Sep 2013 #4

She's been replaced by Abby Huntsman, who is enjoyable imo. polichick Sep 2013 #9

Abby is more rational and reasonable. LiberalFighter Sep 2013 #83

Nope. She moved to CNN. KamaAina Sep 2013 #43

That was a good move....gotta wonder if she jumped, or she was PUSHED! MADem Sep 2013 #52

It's about millennials and inequality - both economic and racial. polichick Sep 2013 #6

the new left. Yeah baby! liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #7

They're saying millennials really get it - they're well educated and also... polichick Sep 2013 #8

I think their anti-establishment attitude will definitely help shake things up. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #11

This is from Beinart's article: polichick Sep 2013 #13

Please please let it be so LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #32

"...between the yard lines Reagan and Clinton set out." Maedhros Sep 2013 #74

I recommend watching the film "The Inheritance" (1964) to young folks (and others). Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #85

Can you tell me more about this movie? ProfessorPlum Sep 2013 #96

I googled around and found it. If I had my laptop, I Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #100

Thank you ProfessorPlum Sep 2013 #102

Yay! Harmony Blue Sep 2013 #71

Daily Beast: The Rise of the New New Left - "Maybe Bill de Blasio got lucky." pampango Sep 2013 #12

Thanks - I was just reading it. Very good piece! polichick Sep 2013 #14

This is good analysis, and correct about the changing politics DontTreadOnMe Sep 2013 #78

Thanks for the post. I read it. It is crucial that what ever happens... Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #87

Kicking and Reccing to read later. nt Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #15

What happens in 2016 depends on what happens this year and 2014. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2013 #16

Yes, they have to vote - but imo they also are able to find new ways... polichick Sep 2013 #20

If democrats want the Millennial vote then they need to do things that will help Millennials like liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #21

"So, if democrats want their vote they will have to do the work and earn their vote." polichick Sep 2013 #23

You know, it's time for older democrats to realize nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #30

I think that realization is going to have to be knocked into them by the kids... JHB Sep 2013 #42

The notion that the voters need to adjust their idealogy to match the Party, Maedhros Sep 2013 #75

No shit! blackspade Sep 2013 #93

Nothing will change if... highmindedhavi Sep 2013 #17

I agree - it should be a people financed campaign, via the internet. polichick Sep 2013 #19

Awesome read. Thanks for sharing. Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #18

You're very welcome. It's exciting - makes me feel hopeful! polichick Sep 2013 #22

It's hard to get hopeful for Corey Booker though Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #24

Yeah, Beinart summed him up pretty well... polichick Sep 2013 #25

The rise of the new left can't come soon enough for me Downtown Hound Sep 2013 #27

I'm with you - and I think a lot of people are just waiting for... polichick Sep 2013 #29

Excellent article! Vinnie From Indy Sep 2013 #34

Yes, it is sort of a road map - wonder if he'll come out with a book. polichick Sep 2013 #50

Trouble, maybe. For Hillary, no. brooklynite Sep 2013 #35

Perhaps the answer for millennials (and others) is NOT to deal with... polichick Sep 2013 #36

But that's still the party structure... brooklynite Sep 2013 #37

As someone who's worked within the party since the 70s... polichick Sep 2013 #39

+1 Marr Sep 2013 #48

Very true. polichick Sep 2013 #62

What "other way"? brooklynite Sep 2013 #59

Don't want to break the rules - the guys who run this place have been... polichick Sep 2013 #61

You need money to ''influence their policy decisions.'' Octafish Sep 2013 #98

She going to be running wilsonbooks Sep 2013 #58

DURec leftstreet Sep 2013 #38

I think Hillary Clinton Mr.Bill Sep 2013 #40

could be interesting gopiscrap Sep 2013 #41

Well we already know what kind of Democrats are not needed or wanted here. n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #44

Best-written political article in a while. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #45

You make a great point! For years one of the first topics of conversation when getting maddiemom Sep 2013 #65

OOPsS! Having LIVED through those years. maddiemom Sep 2013 #66

Hillary needs to worry more about Elisabeth Warren B Calm Sep 2013 #46

The article mentions Warren + millennials. polichick Sep 2013 #49

Why -- she's NOT running... brooklynite Sep 2013 #99

NO, Thats all wrong. bvar22 Sep 2013 #51

Know what ya mean - I haven't changed either... polichick Sep 2013 #54

Me too! bvar22 Sep 2013 #57

That is also where I come from. olegramps Sep 2013 #68

Pretty much nailed it, olegramps. bvar22 Sep 2013 #101

Aristotle's observations. olegramps Sep 2013 #108

hillary is a rockefeller republican madrchsod Sep 2013 #91

I want to know if HRC will make a firm commitment to ending the war on sick pot smokers. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #55

If that's the case, then why did two Colorado Senators that supported rational gun laws bluestate10 Sep 2013 #56

You can't equate social issues (and gun control IS a social issue)...... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #86

Possibly because gun-control is less popular and more elitist than you think. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #88

"largely a contest between Reaganism and Clintonism." Nailed it! L0oniX Sep 2013 #60

A ray of hope ... (n/t) bread_and_roses Sep 2013 #63

Thanks! snot Sep 2013 #64

"Warren won her Senate race by eight points overall, but by 30 points among the young." polichick Sep 2013 #69

The problem with picking NY politics is....... Historic NY Sep 2013 #67

The economic inequality that is spreading throughout the country Harmony Blue Sep 2013 #72

thanks! VERY interesting article Voice for Peace Sep 2013 #70

Long but worth the read! Thanks for posting. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #73

"Young wolves, show us your teeth." John Steinbeck Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 #76

Good quote. Compliment and exhortation all in one. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #89

I love it. That is a wonderful quote. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #103

Well, on a personal level I love Hillary, but... Deep13 Sep 2013 #77

There is a generational shift coming I welcome the shift. gordianot Sep 2013 #79

Not my experience with Millenials, at all. MORE conformist than previous generations, not less...nt Romulox Sep 2013 #80

Perhaps. But a lot of that has to do with communication... Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #90

Hear Hear! DonCoquixote Sep 2013 #81

Not surprising. OWS should have been an awakening for what is now the old, DLC/Third Way disastrous sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #82

For those of you who were down in the dumps claiming nothing would change.... Left Coast2020 Sep 2013 #92

Hillary's greatest strength is also her biggest weakness. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #94

Hillary Clinton, Queen of Blue Dogs/"New" DEMS/Third Way/Corporate Centrism/BIPARTISANSHIP!/etc. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #95

du rec. xchrom Sep 2013 #97

Please don't tell me a new crowd of Dems is threatening her from the RIGHT? kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #107

K&R - This GenXer is getting lefter and lefter and lefter... Jasana Sep 2013 #109

I'll be right there too! polichick Sep 2013 #110

"...pro-capitalist, anti-bureaucratic, Reaganized liberalism." Earth_First Sep 2013 #111

It's the shit we currently have. polichick Sep 2013 #112

Exactly. Earth_First Sep 2013 #113

Isn't there a 'new brand of Democrat' every presidential election cycle that means trouble? wyldwolf Sep 2013 #114

The far left is also rising again to a level not seen since the 1960s. b.durruti Sep 2013 #115

OOH! Have you checked out our Socialist Progressives group?..... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #116

Thanks, subscribed! ~nt~ b.durruti Sep 2013 #117

Lets remind ourselves that its the voters that are behind this shift. LiberalLovinLug Sep 2013 #118

"As far as the big money went and the MIC and NSA the message was it was business as usual." polichick Sep 2013 #119

I think it's definitely moving in that direction, but... MineralMan Sep 2013 #120