California Democrats decline to endorse Feinstein

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79. Change needs to be evidence based

in order to work, no matter how dull, uninspirational and "establishment" that evidence may be.

Changing everything for the sake of change isn't a reliable way to effect lasting progressive change. Throwing out the baby with the bathwater, and such. Just because someone says, "Things suck!" doesn't mean they have the answers on how to achieve progress. We hear that every election cycle. Try convincing any GOP hard liner that Obama actually moved things forward...

And there is lots of misinformation going around that needs to be fact checked, as we have seen in recent revelations. We need to be careful what and who gets scapegoated.

Also, I'd say that there has been some very evident progress that has been accomplished by the Democratic party in the last 40 years, if that's the "dogma" you're referring to.

Of course, one sees that progress far more clearly if one is not a white, straight, cis male. The social issues that are not solved by making more money are important as well, and progressives that dismiss those victories may want to re-visit their definition of progressive.