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In reply to the discussion: Enough with the scolding please. [View all]JCanete
(5,272 posts)quotes, and this was the quote I was wondering if you were referencing. It is not what you said it says. You are right, its a total hypothetical, which means she won't be working with any republicans any time soon. And? Should she have a party litmus test when the very point of our revolution is to have policy litmus tests?
As to the rest, I don't understand what your issue is? This is a group that is not the Democratic party. This is a group which will help candidates run either within a party or I assume outside of it, if they like the candidate. Third party vote splitting might be a problem, and I'd be interested in their position on that, but as to the rest...you find her unwillingness to change our revolution's standards to fit the candidate a matter of sewing disunity? I do not get your outrage at anything that's been said here. Nothing at all about it is strong-arming. Nothing suggests that a candidate has to have their endorsement to win. There is no such thing as people with a small budget singlehandedly bullying anyone into complying with their litmus test. They only gain influence by popular support. If their message doesn't resonate, it will have no effect at all on a candidate's policies. Are they trying to sway public opinion and to use that opinion to have some political leverage? Damn straight. Shouldn't they be?