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In reply to the discussion: Why are they considering Salt Lake City for our '16 national convention? [View all]politicat
(9,808 posts)They're deep in a collective folie a deux. They've insulated themselves so deeply in their own bubbles that if their belief was in aliens or the voices in their heads, I could make the argument for delusional. I won't call them a joke... They're pitiable. Them, we can totally deal with, mostly by ignoring.
However... On our side? I believe that we do need massive protests (thus my preference for as central as possible national party conventions rather than coastal ones -- equally inconvenient) because it seems to be boots on pavement that makes for a cultural shift, and those boots need to come from the left flank of the party.
I think the DNC could be a rally point, especially if we've got a contested nomination and it's between the neoliberal way and a green-economic populist side.
I've seen this work at the local level: our county commissioner caucus race was contested this year; we had a left-flank challenger to the center-left incumbent. The left-flank challenge forced the more moderate (and better candidate) to move left, which is exactly what the county needs. His grassroots protest candidacy motivated people to get involved in the process and pay attention. I live in a deep blue county, so our fights are at the caucus/primary level. At the national level, the way to do this is contested national conventions and large-scale protest/participation.
I'd like to have Denver back in consideration, but I'm not expecting it.