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Meteor Man

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4. Democrats as a Movement Party

Reply to scottie55 (Original post)

Sat Apr 9, 2016, 02:23 PM

Apr 2016

I think we are having that conversation. It's called the Democratic primary.

The DLC/DNC/Third Way dems have made the decision that corruption/corporate donors are a feature, not a problem.

Paul Starr at The American Prospect examines the history of progressive movement politics and the difficult road ahead:

http://prospect.org/article/democrats-movement-party] (link vanishes when I post. Article on American Prospect front page)

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When Can Democrats Have "The Talk" About Corruption? [View all] scottie55 Apr 2016 OP

You're quite right. PatrickforO Apr 2016 #1

When Reagan poked fun at the word liberal, the dems should have stood proud & strong & said, CrispyQ Apr 2016 #2

It started out as a basic survival mechanism. That is understandable. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #3

Democrats as a Movement Party Meteor Man Apr 2016 #4

No Dice on link Meteor Man Apr 2016 #5

Informative Article scottie55 Apr 2016 #6