Meet ‘the Elizabeth Warren Wing of the Democratic Party'

[MineralMan]

43. I'm no sort of "enforcer" of any kind.

What I'm about is getting Democrats elected to legislative office. That's it. Why? Because Democratic majorities in legislatures tend to pass more progressive legislation. I'm not a windmill-tilter. I'm not a purist. I'm an activist in search of Democratic legislative majorities. Nothing else.

I'm not in a position to "enforce" anything at all. I work to convince people to vote for Democrats. That's because I see that as the only practical way to encourage progressive results.

Here in Minnesota, we elected a Democratic majority in both houses of our state legislature. In a single year, that legislature went from a Republican one that put an anti-marriage equality constitutional amendment on the ballot to a Democratic legislature that passed a marriage equality law that was signed by our Democratic Governor. That, my "Adult Swim" friend, is actual progress. Getting that progress was simple. We changed the makeup of our state legislature. Other progressive measures also passed in that legislature and were signed by our Governor. An increase in the minimum wage was one of them.

I can't "enforce" anything at all. I can, however, convince people to go to the polls and vote for Democrats. The results of that are clear and can happen everywhere. That's what I'm about.

GOTV 2014 and Beyond!