from Senator Sanders:

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1. Excellent post...and a point I've been trying to drive home

And I know you have too...

In order to truly change the perception of the DNC as being out of touch elitists, our politicians must be willing to actually go out and sit down with people from all backgrounds and "get their hands dirty" so to speak. They would do well to emulate RFK and his Appalachian/urban/migrant farm outreach in the late 60's. We won't change hearts and minds until we do this. All the best plans in the world are meaningless unless you can connect with people on a visceral level. We may not change very many minds in very conservative areas, but we certainly won't succeed if we condescendingly speak down to the people in these areas or cut them off completely. If the political players within the DNC truly want to represent the people, then it's far past time for them to stop merely talking the talk, they must actually try to connect, empathize, and walk a mile in the shoes of their constituents.