2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Dear Hillary [View all]rbnyc
(17,045 posts)I think it's also presumptuous of you to kick me out of the Democratic base.
I can see why you would call me a hater, because my letter is vitriolic. I'm really pissed. The state of things really angers me, and I think it is fair to say that Hillary Clinton is an establishment candidate who does not represent real change. And I think it's fair to say that the culture within the Democratic party has been a factor in moving the center to the right, and that we have given up a lot of vital territory in order to increase our chances of winning in a broken system.
But I don't think it's fair to say that I am not a part of the Democratic base. I have been a registered Democrat, participating in every local and federal primary election since I was 18.
I certainly am part of the fucking base.