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In reply to the discussion: It would be nice if the centrists in this party did some introspection, too. [View all]Gothmog
(145,231 posts)I do not care what you do in real life. I do care when you make policy recommendations that are so amusing that it is clear that these policy recommendations would not work in the real world. Your views on what the Democratic Party needs to do and why the Clinton campaign failed tell me all I need to know about your experience in the real world. You are entitled to your own opinions but not to your own facts. Do not expect people who live in the real world to ignore the major and obvious flaws in your proposals.
Again, you claim to know a current or former DNC member. Go see if they will listen to your suggestions. I know a dozen or so DNC members and you would not like their reactions to your proposals if I was silly enough to share these concepts with them. Again, the real world is very different from an internet board. The DNC members who I know are not bashful about sharing their opinions. If you really believe in your proposals then share these amusing proposals with your DNC friend and get her (or his) input.
I suggested that you work with Indivisible and was amused by your silly claim that there are no indivisible groups near you. That claim is clearly false. If you are afraid of meeting people in the real world that is okay but do not tell a falsehood about where Indivisible is organizing. The meetings of these grassroots groups have been fun and educational. In these meetings I have heard many voters complain about their fears about losing the ACA but not one person mentioned that we need single payer. There is a great deal of energy out there on the grass roots level and you can test your concepts/proposals in the real world if your really believe in these proposals. If you are afraid to work with these groups or to meet people in the real world, that is your choice but I do believe that your proposals would not be as flawed if you got input from the real world.
As for Texas being a red state, things are changing. Trump is under water in the latest Texas polling and Congressman Castro is leading Ted Cruz. Texas will turn blue but it will be due to people who are working hard to accomplished this. Being on the ground means that I get to deal with real world GOP voters. There were a good number of republicans who voted for Clinton but then voted straight party GOP ticket. We are targeting these republicans this cycle. The local GOP party chairs are fun to deal with but knowing their views can be helpful. Going to groups like the PeoplePower, Indivisible and the off shoot of the Pants Suit Republic has been educational.
The DCCC is targeting three Texas congressional seats and it will be fun to see what happens in the real world. One of the targeted seats is Culbertson who had a fun time at a town hall https://www.democraticunderground.com/107834365 I worked on the voter protection operations in Harris County which turned blue this cycle. We have our first Democratic District Attorney in 36 years and she has already de-criminalized pot. Every cycle we have had to sue the Tax Assessor office as to voter registration issues (Texas used to have a poll tax and so this is where voter registration is done in Texas) and this cycle we have an outstanding lady elected as tax assessor and collector who I trained as a poll watcher back in 2012. Things can change. Again, I am working in the real world to turn my state blue. Texas will turn blue and hopefully trump will accelerate the process. Texas will only turn blue if good Democrats actually work in the real world to accomplished this.
Again, it is unrealistic for you to expect people to ignore the clear and major flaws in your amusing proposals.
BTW, I was really flattered and amused by your ATA thread.