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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Throws Shade at Bernie: 'Fundamentally Wrong' About Democratic Party [View all]ismnotwasm
(42,023 posts)Who is going to run the political narrative of Democrats? The nominally Democratic or the dedicated Democrat? I think we made a number of mistakes, obviously we did, and the base of Bernie Sanders is a rich resource, as are non-voters. I understand that.
The other question is who, exactly is the Democratic Party base? Who are we reaching out to? Who are we tossing under the bus for political expediency? That amazing statistic, that 94% of African American women who voted, voted for Hillary Clinton--and NOT, in many cases out of love for her--isn't analyzed enough as a resource.
In other words, just who are we bringing together?
I live in Seattle--a Bernie town if there ever was one. I've watched political friends do things from repeat bullshit--and I mean bullshit, not open to debate by anyone who cares about facts-- about Hillary, to in more that one case, but one in particular, actually leave the Democratic Party over this election. I stopped talking politics with these people. I'm done.
So while I will enjoy this book, these excerpts and the resulting kerfluffle (not here though, not again), I will look also for a quite a bit more in the book, Hillary being who she is.
If you want hope, I offer Pramila Jayapal. She is my representative and was endorsed by Bernie. She replaced my adored Jim McDermott. She is a woman of color and an immigrant and very, very smart. I watched her on a Facebook live-cast last night at a small dinner with a few Dreamers, asking questions, listening, offering insights, gathering information. I watched her and thought--this is the future of the Democratic Party. This is what I can get behind.