I don't give a rat's ass WHO'S running in 2016 because...

[dreamnightwind]

9. People rec'd this?

Amazing.

I agree that getting the house to turn Dem is huge, and an excellent place to put energy.

I don't agree that POTUS discussions should wait till after then. At that point we'll be told it's too late and we have to get behind Hillary. Many of us want an alternative, and that effort needs to start yesterday. It takes a huge effort and organizational structure to mobilize for a presidential run. That takes time to build.

There's a discussion that really needs to happen in this country, and especially in this party. It's a discussion about what's important, what basic things do we value, what kind of country and world are we working towards, what policies will slow climate change, how do we stop imprisoning more people that anywhere else, how do we transform from a nation of a few winners and a ton of losers into a nation that provides for all of its people, how do we reign in the financial, petrochemical, health insurance, military and surveillance industries. The best place for this discussion is a passionate battle in the Democratic primary.

Knock yourself out working to turn over the house, that's great, but the top of the ticket for 2016 is also incredibly important, and that can't wait, preparations have to start now.

Most of the people I hear saying something along the lines of the OP are Hillary supporters who will be only too happy to tell us all we have to fall in line because it's too late to build an electable alternative. I don't know if that's you or not, but that's the kind of thing I think of when I read an OP like this.

Good luck with the House.