It seems to me that INDIVISIBLE is much more powerful than OUR REVOLUTION

[Wounded Bear]

33. Locally, yes. Nationally, I disagree...

If the DNC (under new leadership so they get a pass for a while) does not go out and engage these groups, it will go the route of OWS, which eventually faded into non-relevance. These kinds of movements don't last unless they continue to get support. Part of that support is the recognition that what they are doing makes a difference from the Party they are ostensibly trying to help get into office and do the people's work.

Yes, we need this grass-roots organizing, and yes we definitely need to tone down the purity tests and intramural fighting, but we also need national strategies that gets Dems elected in all 50 states (or 57 if you count the territories ) at all levels of government. And yes, that might mean cherry picking a bit and not getting national money to every election. We do need to expand into red distritcts and at least get offices open and candidates running going forward. That won't happen overnight.

As for primarying Dems, I don't have a big problem with that if we're not messing around with critical districts/seats. Since pretty much all of them are critical now, I would put that off for a couple of cycles. I probably would not base a decision to primary so much on "purity" as on electability. We do need to spread the message coherently. Most Dem policies poll quite well nationally. But it might take some convincing in redder areas.