Reply #21: This is actually an issue I have with my state Party. [View All]

[MGKrebs]

I have heard it said, even from the Chairperson, that our goal is to elect more Democrats. I, however, think our goal is to enact more Democratic policies. Electing more Democrats is just the mechanism that gets us there. But when we are focused only on "electing more Democrats", we avoid establishing party principles and robust platforms. We don't really always define what it is we are electing democrats FOR.

It's no wonder many voters only know us from what the repubs tell them. We are so dependent on candidates that we live and die by their ability. The Party adds very little. I would like the "D" by someones name actually HELP an unknown candidate. I don't think that's the case right now in much of my state. We need to build the brand some more.

So often in politics though, we don't get the choice between "good" and "bad". It's more like "better" or "worse". We do the best we can and try to get a little better next time.