2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren [View all]cascadiance
(19,537 posts)Please stop the BS!!! Look at my post #70 in this thread. You can at least try to bend the facts instead of outright LYING about her background.
I predict that "experience" will be a constant meme the DLC/Third Wayers will constantly be using against a newer generation of politicians that is starting to rise with the growing demographics that support more progressive policies from the younger newer voters of the Occupy movement, growing minority voter demographics, and more PO'd American middle class workers that are losing their wealth and jobs in the current environment that are looking for NEW voices to represent them. Experience will be the constant "weapon" used against newer pols like Warren that are just now breaking through the DLC walls that have kept good progressive pols out of many offices over the years.
Many Republicans and independents who are demanding term limits are feeling a similar frustration with "experienced" people running government, when that experience is a result of 20-30 years of growing corruption that started heavily in the Reagan years. This isn't about newer "far left" candidates not having experience. It is everything to do with the old guard that have achieved their position through corruption to try and hold on to office. I'm not for term limits as it empowers the lobbyists more than hopefully good experienced politicians. But we need to empower the voter to make sure we get the GOOD politicians to win office to get elected and build that experience and therefore also help build an infrastructure that rejects bribery instead of embracing it like both parties currently do.