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Showing Original Post only (View all)Want the Democratic Party to Change? [View all]
Get involved with it. Become active in your own local, district and state Democratic Party organization. Work your way up to leadership positions. Make your positions clear and build support for them. Help select candidates. Become a delegate to nominating and endorsing conventions. If you're waiting for someone else to change the party, you may be waiting for a very long time. Instead, do this:
Become the Democratic Party and Make it Yours!
It's that freaking simple.
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Simple does not mean "easy". I agree with you 100%, but people have to expect to sweat.
riqster
Nov 2014
#3
Crist won a primary where only 18% of registered Democrats even bothered showing up. If people there
Chathamization
Nov 2014
#74
What? Asking people to spend 5 minutes looking at who's on the ballot and showing up and voting is
Chathamization
Nov 2014
#97
Can't I just write another blog post about how the Party doesn't represent me?
brooklynite
Nov 2014
#16
Excellent advice. If your available time is limited, find a candidate or cause you
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#27
One thought on getting millenials on board is to trumpet our accomplishments (no matter how meager)
FSogol
Nov 2014
#51
Spreading the word can work well. Chances are, you know someone who shares your
Chathamization
Nov 2014
#78
Eventually you will be corrupted by the need for donations and will be assimilated...
Odin2005
Nov 2014
#76
being a delegate isn't like being an elected official. and party platforms aren't actual bills
JI7
Nov 2014
#100
no shit, the precinct leader IS REQUIRED to collect all resolutions and is
whereisjustice
Nov 2014
#102
Yes, politics is not a spectator sport. The candidate we get is the one we choose in the primary.
Chathamization
Nov 2014
#99
MinMan, you are a voice of sanity and reason, backed by a wealth of experience.
Hekate
Nov 2014
#103