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kentuck

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50. Labor should divorce itself from the Democratic Party.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 04:59 PM

Dec 2014

The only solution...

...in my opinion, is that the present Democratic Party needs to split into a similar coalition, as did the GOP and the Tea Party. They are really one and the same. But, for political purposes, the Tea Party takes on the "dirty work" for the GOP. They espouse and sermonize on all the issues that the more "moderate" Republicans do not want to talk about. But, they have their coalition. They are one and the same.

The labor side of the Democratic Party may need to separate from the social progressive Democrats? The labor side of the Party supports most of the issues that the social Democrats do, also, but believe more emphasis should be given to labor issues, such as minimum wage increases, saving Social Security and Medicare, providing work to those in need, and especially in our infrastructure.

But why? And the response would be that it would give all Democrats a choice of Party that they are comfortable with and still remain within the Democratic Party tent. The labor side of the Democratic Party should seek a divorce from the Democratic Party.

That's the only solution that I see, but, I may be a radical?

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I sorta misread your meaning--thanks for clarifying it for me.. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #34

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