Reply #32: This is why the primaries are so important and why

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We need to support progressive/liberal candidates NOW. It does no good to simply write to your congressman and/or senator, while still simply sitting back and letting that person "triangulate." I will vote for whoever wins the Dem primary. It is easy at that point, as the decision has been made and I will be down at the campaign office working my butt off trying to get them in office.

HOWEVER, I will pick and choose NOW. I will donate to the Dem who best supports my cause.

I keep hearing that only the "viable" candidates need to be "taken seriously." Isn't that just another extension of the "Psychology of Bipartisanship", only in pseudo-partisan clothing?

We need to make it clear that if they do not support our policies, we will oust them from the position as candidate in the primaries. They can even all pull a Lieberman, for all I care. At some point, we have to take a BRAVE (which in this case always means risky) stand. Our Republic, our founders, our country's sacrifices demand this of us.

Choosing a candidate, supporting that candidate, and actively participating in the primaries is the most democratic thing we can do (and one of the most difficult and frustrating) as Democrats.