The Rise of Donald Trump is a big flashing neon sign that something is very wrong in this country

[DonCoquixote]

113. point made, but then counterpoint made

" millennials who support things like reproductive choice, legal cannabis, marriage equality and an open uncensored internet."

And it would help both us and the Democrats if instead of triangulating, they embraced these things with open arms, not after so much pressure and threats.

We only got marriage equality because we kept putting pressure on Obama to "evolve". Some of the older Duers will remember a signature that was common on here "The GAYTM is closed", meaning that Gays had to seriously threaten the Democrats. Reproductive choice is something Hillary will support, even if she hadto remind Tim Kaine why he had to "evolve." As far as legal cannabis and open internet, the Dems should be out in front, especially after Colorado and Washington proved that no the sky did not fall. But, Debbie Wasserman Schultz still wants to jail dope users, and Verizon is shoveling campaign cash.

However, the victories that have been won are a reminder that what works on the Dems is PRESSURE. The people who say we need to stop putting pressure on Hillary are the ones that will cost us the victories that Hillary will need to gain power. Imagine if, for all his follies, Bernie did not bring up the TPP issue. Hillary did not come out against it till Sanders made it an issue, and if she was still sailing into late August not coming out against it, Trump would have something to sell to the same people who frankly think NAFTA was bad enough.