The Democratic Party just ain't into you
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 06/20/2017 - 6:01pmAre you a wealthy, suburbanite professional? Then today's Democratic Party wants you!
Are you a wealthy, suburbanite professional? Then today's Democratic Party wants you!
Glen Ford of the Black Agenda Report takes down Bernie Sanders and the Democratic party in his recent article, "Why Bernie Sanders is an Imperialist Pig". First he rightly places the Democratic party as the "Warmonger-in-Chief political institution in the United States at this historical juncture" because of the "orchestrated propaganda blitzkrieg against Russia by the Democratic Party.
This Tuesday is the election for Georgia's 6th. The GOS is very excited about this because a "progressive" is running.
While progressives are correctly focused on reforming the broken, dysfuctional, and out-of-touch Democratic Party establishment, it's important to take a step back and realize that Hillary would never have defeated Bernie in the primaries if not for so-called progressive organizations.
The NY Times didn't mince words. The progressives trying to overthrow the corporate Democratic establishment are “the party’s ascendant militant wing.”
Yes, that is a real headline, but it's only one example from today.
New Jersey is holding their Democratic primary for Governor today, and a "progressive" is leading in the polls.
I know this question has been asked by bloggers before, but now even Vanity Fair is asking if the Dems want to lose in 2020.
The NY Times had a good article about the state of today's Democratic base, and it explains a lot.
It seems like the Democratic Party is starting to realize that it has a grassroots problem. This is a significant change from March.
However, that doesn't mean they want to change anything to address their grassroots problem.