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In reply to the discussion: Those taking a strict "no Dem must be primaried" position may have a point... [View all]Demsrule86
(68,774 posts)I am sick of the general bashing of Democrats. We just won a seat in Wisconsin that the GOP held for 17 years. And running to the left would have done nothing to win that seat. Those are the seats we are after this year. We will never hold a majority without a big tent...so yes we need moderates especially this year...if we did what you suggest, we would lose. We must win elections period. We had the most liberal platform in our history. I agreed with every word. But sadly none of it will be implemented because we lost the election in 16. Had Clinton won some of this could have come to pass...but it wont now. Some on the left want to rearrange the deck chairs on the titanic as I see it...talk talk talk...'improve' (criticize and destroy) Democratic leaders and the party in general. It is a continuation of the attacks on the Democratic Party in 16...and could cause us to lose. I am sick of it. There is a pretence of wanting to make the Democratic Party 'better', but really it is an attempt to destroy the party. I have no idea why anyone would wish to do this...but I see it clearly. Time to move on and leave the faux progressives behind. I don't know what the hell these folks are but progressive they are not.