"They say the system works. What they mean is... "the system works for me"."

[bvar22]

39. The Primaries are where the battles are fought.

THAT is where we can send a message to the conservative & unresponsive Democratic Party Leadership.

THAT is where the heavy lifting will happen.

...and I'm ALL Fired UP,
but as a veteran of many Democratic Primaries,
I hold no illusions. The Democratic Party Infrastructure is as stodgy, conservative, and bureaucratic as ANY organization in the USA.

While the Party Infrastructure varies from state to state, it is manned by the Captain Queegs of the Democratic Party. They are heroes in their own right,
manning the outposts, day and night, through the boring times.
doing all the unglamorous grunt work.
Mailing out solicitations for money, paying the bills, keeping the lights on and such.

They KNOW the Pecking Order,
never question Party authority,
and feel entitled to have their turn.
They resent intrusions from Grass Roots Upstarts,
so be prepared if you want to get involved or support a candidate outside
the one already chosen by the Party Infrastructure.
You have the RIGHT to do so,
though the Party WILL slap you down like Red Headed Step Children.

SEE:
The Arkansas Democratic Primary was a heart breaking eye opener for the Grass Roots and Organized LABOR. We were given a Look Behind the Curtain,
and it wasn't very pretty.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3971264