How can anyone reform the democratic party

[sabrina 1]

5. First, I believe we can reform the Dem Party but not by starting at the top.

The WH is out of reach of the average voter right now. We are not involved in that process at all. Candidates are chosen, no doubt vetted by Corporate Interests, then we the voters, are treated like children, we are 'allowed' a few primary challenges, most of whom don't stand a chance since they will receive no support from the Party Leadership.

Then we are provided with TWO choices, generally as we've observed over the past several elections, either one of these choices will be okay with Wall St.

So, since we our pretty much out of the entire process of picking a Presidential Candidate, OUR FOCUS should be where we CAN influence the outcome to some extent.

Locally we can help choose and then support Democrats who actually represent the people's interests. We can help get progressive issues on local Ballots, this was done in the midterms and those issues WON.

Districtwise we can get involved in who runs for Congress. We know the party leadership doesn't generally support Progressives so it is up to us to make up for that.

It is vitally important to get Progressive Dems into Congress and get rid of all the Corporate funded members who vote against our best interests right now.

Statewide we can get involved in Senatorial races, the same way. And for the same reasons, little support from the party leadership for Progressives in Senate races either.

The goal should be to fill Congress and the Senate with Progressive, non Corporate Dems. Yes, it's a lofty goal, and will take a huge amount of work, and fighting Corporate Money will be a huge hurdle, but we still have a better chance of influencing Congress than the WH, for now.

We will be distracted in 2016 by all the hype for the Billion Dollar Presidential race. People will put time and energy into a race they really have no influence over.

I am hoping the focus stays on races where we can win, so that no matter who wins the WH, they cannot overcome the people's interests for Corporate interestests, such as the TPP, because they will not be able to get past Congress.

Just my opinion, for what it's worth.