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In reply to the discussion: If You Think the Democratic Party Is Not Doing Its Job, [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)I know this website is not an ad for the Democratic Party.
But you really "hit the nail on the head."
Those of us working within the Democratic Party know that self-described progressives and liberals, those who oppose and criticize the DLC are mostly not working with us and within us. Those of us who are truly liberal on issues like the environment, labor, women's rights, peace, etc. tend to be outnumbered by those who just want to elect someone with a D after their name.
The Democratic Party is what its members make it.
And if you don't like the way it is organized, join it and change the rules.
That is what liberal Californians did in the 1960s. And look how we changed the state of Reagan to the state of Jerry Brown. We still have a lot of DLC Democrats. Many of them, like Nancy Pelosi, fairly represent DLC-type areas of the state. But we also have Maxine Waters, Xavier Becerra and many other of the most liberal Democrats in the nation.
So join your local Democratic Club. And if there really isn't one, find out from your state Party how to start one. That's how you get Democratic candidates elected.
Thanks so much, Mineral Man.
If the you feel the Democratic Party isn't representing you, join it and and change it. Your vote will count. Find like-minded friends and join up with them.