2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Party loyalty is a means of control. I vote for those who will represent me, period. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)who do not and have not represented the people who elect them. To continue to do is cavalier. The Democratic Party has already lost 10% of its membership over the past number of years costing us the House and Senate.
If they want to stay relevant as a major party, then they better start listening to the PEOPLE not Wall St, very will represented within our party by the Third Way think tank. An organization whose board is made up of Wall St investors.
They have taken over our party dragging it further and further to the right. Backing Third Way candidates and leaving good Progressives without help, see the NJ Governors race eg where they BACKED CHRISTIE
Now why should Progressive Democrats even run for office in a party that has no time for them??
If a political party LOSES elections it is NOT the fault of the PEOPLE, it is the fault of the party.
This constant nagging at VOTERS who are more than ready to vote for DEMOCRATS IF they have that choice.
But if they don't, no one is going to be very patient with those who are blaming the voters.
Talk to the Party leadership and tell them if they don't do what is right, THEY are risking the SC and a Republican in the WH.
Now is the time to tell them. Before it's too late.