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In reply to the discussion: Why is the American left not as effective as the European left? [View all]Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)said it like it is. Working the trenches of Dem politics for over 50 years,as you say. One can not give up their ideals. Know what it's like to be whip sawed and trashed at County and State Conventions. Threw the years I've seen tons of Men and Women with the desire to help all people not just the privileged be burned at the stake by people who have some petty agenda hidden below the surface only to come to the top after they get their endorsement. The days of out reach by the Dems seems to have vanished. Social Media is probably fine in theory,but to get real positive forward thinking people issues,you have to put the shoe leather on the ground and take the message door to door. The late Senator Clinton Burdick form North Dakota and Senator Paul Wellstone come to mind as one of the last truly in touch Politicians they let it hang out and built consensus and got the job done without giving ground on their principles.