This is NOT an election about moving right, left, or to the middle.

[Armstead]

41. It has not been acknowledged. The Oligarchs are doing better than ever.

The "revolution" is not stuck in first gear. I know the primary is effectively over and that partisan Democrats chose the "pragmatic" default candidate of Wal Mart politics.

The problem is not that there aren't many specific ideas, policies, etc.available. If you look at Bernie's history and his achievements as Mayor, he has plenty of ways to advance a progressive pragmatic agenda. And, Bernie aside, there are many, many people with many many ideas.

The problem is that the Democratic Party is still stuck in the belief that all they need to do us is to be a kinder and gentler version of the same Corporate Government that the GOP represents. The Clinton (TM) brand is familiar and comfortable to some partisan Democrats , but it has passed its sell-by date. Two of the most unpopular figures in America (Trump and Clinton) are competing for president. Something is wrong with this picture.

Bernie or no Bernie, the "revolution" requires that the default position for average people is NOT that both parties are equally corrupt -- or that the nation is mired in the gridlock of two opposing sports teams with no differentiation on issues of wealth and power.

The way to change that is that both in "message" and substance, the Democratic Party need to say it and mean it that they are the party that represents the interests and goals of average people of ALL races, genders and circumstances. And they party that will truly stand up against the Corporations and Wall St. both symbolically and in the nuts and bolts of governance.