Reply #50: Great Post -- But I partialy disagree

[Armstead]

It's always "give them one more election cycle."

The problem, IMO, is that the Democratic Elite ignores Us (and I consider Us to be moderate liberal to diehard progressive) whether the Democrats win or lose an election.

When we lose we have to "hold our nose" and go along with the Corporate Elitists and Vichy Democrats to regain power. But when we win, we're told we have to "hold our fire and keep our powder dry" because we haven't got ALL the power...or because we can;t LOSE power.

There's always a reason given, and we're told we have no choice.

We have to find a way to FORCE a change in this.

I believe -- even in the upcoming election -- there are alternatives to pursue in ways that don't hurt chances for electoral victory. On the contrary, IMO, the best way to put Democrats into power -- and hold on to it -- is to make them pay attention to us.