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In reply to the discussion: In 18 years since Naders run, what has been accomplished by attacking the Dem party from the left? [View all]Gothmog
(145,129 posts)I do not blame you because you are scared to post on the other thread. Your views would have been further discredited by the posters on that thread. Hiding is a good way to not lose an argument.
We can not win by remaking the party into the image of a failed candidate like Sanders. Sanders platform has failed each and every time it was tried outside of vermont. The polling you cite does not help your case because in the real world voters do not vote based on these positions. Sanders policies of focusing on white working class males means giving up on the key groups in the base of the party including Jews, Latinos and African American voters. The Sanders platform only appeals to a narrow segment of the base of the party which is why it has failed. Democrats will not win by trying to convince Romney voters to vote for a Democrat.
The attacks on identity politics and the focus on white male working class voters are not the way to win. The party is better off developing and expanding the base.
I like the start of the platform proposed by Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. Schumer and Pelosi are correct in their focus and I like the start of this platform. I really am happy that Pelosi and Schumer are not following your concepts. Again, like me they know what works in the real world.
Have fun hiding from arguments. BTW, there is a joint meeting of Indivisible and the off shoot of the Pant Suit Republic this weekend that appears to be part of a nationwide set of protests. Please get out into the real world.