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In reply to the discussion: Former Sanders campaign chairman: Don't expect email list to be shared with DNC [View all]karynnj
(60,798 posts)I hope that more people will move beyond the camps formed in 2015/2016. I would have expected it to have become better by now. I know this did not happen after 2000 or 2004.
The Democratic party needs everyone pushing for victory in 2018. However, as we do not have the Presidency, we do not really have a head of the party. (I know people say that is the DNC head, but in reality, that has not been the case at least in modern times.) That means that we will and should have many voices trying to define our vision. I heard Keith Ellison do a great job in a speech in Burlington where he spoke of essentially the same things as the 2016 platform, but called it an American vision. You could say that Oprah's speech also expressed a vision. Until we again have a Presidential nominee, any calls to have ONE voice are premature. However, the goals, policy and vision defined by any potential leader of the party are all moves in the same direction. Until then, any path to reach people that works should be used.