Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

merrily

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6. I appreciate that msongs and your idea has great possiblities.

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 01:58 AM

Apr 2015

The goal would be to get a variety of candidates running to win in succeeding primaries.

If enough of us do that, maybe that will eventually work out to a varied field of primary candidates who are more than stalking horses or mostly hoping to get known nationally for a FUTURE primary that they really hope to win.

On the other hand, I've posted many times, I don't know that any politician or any party cares how tightly you have to hold your nose in the general, as long as your other hand is voting the way he, she or it wants.

On the third hand (what? you have only 2?), if many people do this several primaries in a row and media deigns to note it, it could get embarrassing.

This just might be a unifying issue for the 99%, too, given lots of Republicans, moderate and not, haven't been in love with their options, either.

THANKS!

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Does the Party discourage primaries and, if so, how realistic is populist reform? [View all] merrily Apr 2015 OP

You should post ALL THE TIME! marym625 Apr 2015 #1

THANKS, merrily Apr 2015 #4

I don't host but I will be happy if you do. marym625 Apr 2015 #5

I know, right? I've never been tempted to do a GBCW post, but I have merrily Apr 2015 #7

I completely understand marym625 Apr 2015 #8

I've been telling myself to cut back or stop as well. RiverLover Apr 2015 #23

Please don't stop or cut back. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #28

I whomeheartly agree. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #2

voted write in for myself in a primary once. willing to do it again if you think it will help lol nt msongs Apr 2015 #3

I appreciate that msongs and your idea has great possiblities. merrily Apr 2015 #6

Me too marym625 Apr 2015 #10

This has promise as a movement for the 99%! merrily Apr 2015 #12

Love it! marym625 Apr 2015 #24

msongs was talking about a write in for the primary. merrily Apr 2015 #25

I think, if he doesn't run, a grassroots campaign to write him in marym625 Apr 2015 #26

I never saw anything like this in my life either. merrily Apr 2015 #29

Did you post the Schumer Democracy Now interview? marym625 Apr 2015 #39

I don't know if it's meant anything for a long time. merrily Apr 2015 #38

+1000 marym625 Apr 2015 #40

Please... what is DSCC? mylye2222 Apr 2015 #9

No worries. You can't even know from googling DSCC merrily Apr 2015 #11

So tgis "skip primaries" was from 2005. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #13

Mmm. careful. Remember schumer is a politican. He knows how to say things. merrily Apr 2015 #14

In this OP check DUer Karynnjs post not far from OP below in responses. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #15

Can we please not bring anything about Kerry here? I know you and karennj are great fans of his, merrily Apr 2015 #16

OK I understand. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #17

It's not my having an issue with Kerry. It's exactly what I said in Reply 16. merrily Apr 2015 #18

I know merrily. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #20

I wholeheartedly agree on the Party machine mylye2222 Apr 2015 #19

A reform is definitely needed mylye2222 Apr 2015 #21

Thing is, they reform themselves toward less and less say by us. merrily Apr 2015 #22

Wouldn't writing in require a hand count aspirant Apr 2015 #36

Dunno. Boston uses paper ballots and allows write ins, though a machine somehow reads? merrily Apr 2015 #37

The point is to move the Democratic Party and the GOP both to the Right. leveymg Apr 2015 #27

Yes. That's why the Koch brothers funded both the DLC and the Tea Party. merrily Apr 2015 #31

+1 AND, Schumer will ascend with Reid's blessings! Cosmic Kitten Apr 2015 #33

The Ohio party has for some time frozen out most of us. riqster Apr 2015 #30

Glad things are loosening up. Make noise! I wish you well in getting merrily Apr 2015 #32

Nope. The party does as it pleases. riqster Apr 2015 #34

Guess it's still 1880. Too bad. merrily Apr 2015 #35