2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: As a black loyal Democrat, I say SCREW the white working class who insist on voting Republican [View all]Martin Eden
(12,869 posts)The best policies for the 99% (remember THEM??) are color and ballot-box blind.
Seriously, how does a government policy differentiate between someone who voted for Hillary and someone who voted for Trump when they are the same color, the same age, live in the same neighborhood, and have similar skills and job history?
How does a candidate or a political party promote good policies for economic and social justice -- while somehow excluding those who voted for a vile racist demagogue in 2016?
By all means DO NOT pander to bigotry in any way shape or form. STAND AGAINST it.
Campaign for strong and inspiring Democratic leaders who will keep articulating the policies and the message that are necessary to build a better future for ALL of us.
No doubt there will be some vile racists who will vote against their own economic interests and that of their children. DO NOT pander to their prejudice, but keep hammering home what needs to be done to keep bending the long arc of our universe towards justice.
Let the ballots fall where they may.