Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg...

[Exultant Democracy]

38. Have I missed the SEIU and AFL-CIO sitting on their hands?

The Democratic Party is the only party doing real grassroots activisms the last time I checked. We didn't lose the door knocking race, we lost the money race. Unfortunately for all of us our billionaire class isn't made up of our best and brightest, one Koch brother hardly managed to graduate high school. We actually need someone who will inspire the rich dicks who should be on our side to get involved. I would say look at CO as a micro example of what can be done, Jared Polis by power of charism built the money train that turned that state federally blue and deep purple at the state level.

I'll agree getting ride of Dean and hiring Rahm were the two worst moves Obama could have made to start out his term as far as health of the party and outreach go. However timing with the census was going to hurt no matter what. The good news is that the stars line up in 2020 and we have another 2006 brewing up for 2018. If the first Obama presidential election had been in 2010 and not a midterm we wouldn't be in half as much trouble today. But just like the stupid American electorate the calander is beyond our ability to change.

Should money decided who controls the state legislatures, no of course not, but it does. We have to play the ball where it lies. The demographics will tip our way soon, but not soon enough considering the state of climate change. Citizen United is the law of the land and that won't change until we win an election either. We have to win big in 2020 and cut the republicans off at the knees for 2022. No more Playing Mr. Nice Obama and not looking backwards once we get back into power, throwing the hard elbow is the only way forward.