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democrank

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17. Your insightful posts always make me think. Once again, thank you.

Fri Dec 30, 2016, 01:51 PM

Dec 2016

I thoroughly agree with your assessment of our "foolish, self-indulgent divisions" and believe that we stand a near-zero chance of retaking the house and senate unless we figure out a way to work together.

The dismissive tone here about how we can still win even if we ignore rural white voters, ignore young voters, ignore red states, ignore independents, ignore the Rust Belt, ignore the south, ignore anyone who doesn't have a (D) next to their name, is beyond foolish. Do we control the House? NO. Do we control the senate? NO. The White House? NO. Obviously, we must do something different.

We ARE the change we're waiting for. The grassroots should rise up, state our positions, demand to be heard, build on our unity, promise to withhold votes and contributions if we are ignored, and a leader or leaders will surface. We must stop waiting for Washington to save us. They aren't going to.

WE must save us.

~PEACE~

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