Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

daybranch

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16. Calling out DINOs

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 10:29 AM

Jul 2015

means you believe the democratic party as the party of Franklin Roosevelt is not true to its core values. I personally believe the already bought and paid for infrastructure of the Democratic party will be very useful if we can shift the party further left where it becomes once again the party of the working man and not led by neo-liberals, some of who now falsely claim to be progressives.
So please give your money, and your efforts in the way you think most effective but keep your eyes open, the Democrats may become what you have always wanted them to be and worthy of support. Until that day, I send money to Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Sherrod Brown, not DINOs but bold progressives. Yet I remain in the party pushing to the left and seeing that movement to the left every day. Many, many local democratic organizations are already there in their leadership and the change will filter up or there will be revolt within the party. We will call out and primary DINOs. We believe in People first and Democratic party second.

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Populists: support the Democratic Socialists of America! [View all] merrily Jul 2015 OP

I don't speak for DSUSA, but rogerashton Jul 2015 #1

Thank you for that thoughtful post. Right now, the crushing of the middle class and the ignoring of merrily Jul 2015 #2

Raising the floor -- I understand rogerashton Jul 2015 #7

You don't often raise the floor without lowering the ceiling. It's a matter of speed and degree. merrily Jul 2015 #8

We agree. rogerashton Jul 2015 #17

Patrimonial means wealth inherited from a father or other male family member. merrily Jul 2015 #18

More than three words! rogerashton Jul 2015 #21

Come on now. merrily Jul 2015 #22

This sort of "gotcha" quibbling rogerashton Jul 2015 #23

Enemies? That's a surprise. Thanks for letting me know, though. merrily Jul 2015 #24

I happily claim to be a populist/progressive daybranch Jul 2015 #13

Agree: People of all ages and of all kinds can and should unite for their shared vision. merrily Jul 2015 #15

I want to thank the alerter for bringing your OP to my attention, so I could req it. magical thyme Jul 2015 #3

Yet, the OP itself said that the DSAUSA is not a political party. In italics even. merrily Jul 2015 #4

and juror #2 took the time to research and confirm that the OP was correct magical thyme Jul 2015 #5

In my mind, the burden of proof is on the alerter. merrily Jul 2015 #6

on the bright side, the alerter introduced 7 people to the DSAUSA magical thyme Jul 2015 #9

So, in addition to thanking the 7 jurors, I should have thanked the alerter? merrily Jul 2015 #10

you don't have to do anything of the sort, nor did I suggest it. magical thyme Jul 2015 #11

You did indeed. No need for excessive repetition. merrily Jul 2015 #12

Bookmarked for later - thanks! LiberalElite Jul 2015 #14

My pleasure! merrily Jul 2015 #20

Calling out DINOs daybranch Jul 2015 #16

Like you, the DSAUSA believes in working within the existing Democratic Party structure. merrily Jul 2015 #19

Interesting, don't much about them either, but if they work within sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #25

Very true. Kath1 Jul 2015 #26

That seems to be their objective. merrily Jul 2015 #27

Lol, 'all my base' belong to him too. But the idea of the Left infiltrating its own supposed sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #28

We were not pushed out, only pushed resolutely to the side. Third Wayers sure wanted our votes. merrily Aug 2015 #29