Why the sudden urge to move the party right?

[JCanete]

62. Who is actually trying to move our party backwards, even on women's rights? Who is gung-ho about

that here or in the progressive camp? There is no sudden urge to do this. There is Sanders supporting the Democrat in a two candidate race, which some of us who are Sanders supporters think he should not have done, although I still understand why a pro-choice Senator like Sanders, who has a very good record on women's equality, might still think that if we connect to people on the issue of money, we can get them to stop believing the shit that is force-fed to them with the very intention of manipulating their votes and dividing us all.

That doesn't mean he or any of the congress people and Senators in the Democratic party is going to suddenly get soft on his or her own voting record or rhetoric when it comes to preventing anti-choice legislation, or speaking to his or her own values on women's rights. It doesn't mean that this is going to be the trend, and frankly, that would be stupid. You already laid out the numbers. We aren't going backwards on this.

I agree with you, women's rights is an economic issue. It is an equality issue. Beyond that though, I do not know what policies you're describing that are targeted at conservative men who average 2-7 times the median wage. Free college for all? Higher minimum wage? Protection of immigrants? What rhetoric or economic visions are you referring to that are aimed at those men, particularly those making in the 3-7 times the median range? Certainly not getting money out of politics, or getting more government oversight, since it is always the most vulnerable and marginalized communities that are legally robbed by our institutions first, with nary any recourse. Certainly not a better social safety net. Certainly not free school lunches.

Could you elaborate on what beyond the endorsement of Mello, you're speaking to??