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In reply to the discussion: How the extreme left gave us Nixon, Bush and now Trump [View all]Scruffy1
(3,239 posts)Instead of looking for someone to blame we need to build a better party. Anyone who blames it on any one factor is completely out of it. Yes, the Democratic party has alienated many with it's third way politics that should be Democrats, Yes, voter suppression played a role, and of course the media is the biggest culprit in my eyes. None of this is going to change. We need to focus on the future, quit blaming others, and start realizing that the public that belongs to neither party is in the middle. Many of the voters who are neither R's or D's are on the progressive side of things. Besides which we've won many elections with handicaps. It takes a great candidate and a great organization. Blaming others for the loss is not going to change things a bit. Driving people from the Party will not help. We also need to get more involved. I met with a Green Party councilman this week over some local affairs. Here in this town we get along fine. The truth is that losing to this bunch of incompetent ass hats shows that our team needs some work and some new players. We need to groom new talent and take principled stands. The gerrymander is there until we have a majority in the state houses, the voter suppression will continue under the current regime, the media will always be a pile of crap, and third parties will suck off some votes. We need to win spite of all this, and playing blame will not help. We have to have a plan.