I thought maybe I could get most everyone here upset with me

[Tom Rinaldo]

46. Well, I'm a straight white male working in the Democratic Party

helping it to work for all of us, and not just straight white men. But the percentage of those who identify as Democrats in the general population has been falling now for decades. It is not just a matter of the young - though it is more acute with them.

And BTW, yes I know about Koch support for Public Radio. Our own network of WAMC stations has been doing very well in recent years dramatically increasing the small donor base.

The issue I raised in the OP was a prediction based on current events and trends. I think we need to get ahead of that curve, and recognizing that need is a good place to start. You don't expect one guy sitting at home between doing myriad tasks to have all the answers worked out in detail for you on demand, do you? It will take a combination of measures to reduce the Democratic Party's dependency of mega donors. Just like it takes a combination of job creating initiatives to restore an economic base for an area where the big employer in town moves away or closes. That happened with IBM where I live a while back. Whether or not our region thought we could do without IBM wasn't germane. A time came when alternatives had to be developed. I predicted that the Paradise Papers will effect public perceptions about whether most mainstream politicians truly have their interests at heart - after they follow the money.