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MineralMan

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8. The answer is to elect progressives to Congress and state legislatures.

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 04:06 PM

Nov 2014

They are the bodies that write the laws and pass the budgets. Presidents can only sign or veto what is passed legislatively. Our focus on the Presidency is, I think, misplaced. If we turned out the kinds of numbers that turn out for Presidential elections, we'd have a Democratic House and Senate. That is how we will move this country forward. Elect Progressives and those who will vote with the Progressives to Congress and to as many state legislatures as possible.

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If it's impossible to ever elect a progressive President - there is no hope of saving our country [View all] Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 OP

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A progressive president? Indydem Nov 2014 #2

The Progressive Caucus is the largest caucus within the Democratic Party in Congress Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #6

Yes. Some are electing them. We need to elect more of them, MineralMan Nov 2014 #9

exactly fxstc Nov 2014 #14

And the Third Way Coalition has 53. Indydem Nov 2014 #12

Congress, not presidents, write the laws. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #3

It's important to keep trying, hifiguy Nov 2014 #4

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It's done all over the place it's just that Democrats don't currently care to talk about such things Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #10

This is because if someone supports policies that agree with many on the left, Agnosticsherbet Nov 2014 #11

Bender says Rex Nov 2014 #7

The answer is to elect progressives to Congress and state legislatures. MineralMan Nov 2014 #8

the simple reality is that national elections set the political mood and range of debate for the Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #13

It's not impossible to elect a real progressive President. baldguy Nov 2014 #15

Sen. Warren has already made it clear she is not running - I tend to believe her Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #17

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