Who Else thinks

[BayCityProgressive]

The Hispanic Caucus, Black Caucus, Progressive Caucus, and the various other dem caucuses should hold a huge conference? They need to get together make a lot of fanfare with it to show the party is changing and come up with 5-10 key planks for REAL PROGRESSIVE change that all or 90% of the dems can agree on? They also need to come up with wedge issues against the GOP. I personally think an equal pay initiative would be huge in splitting the GOP. Workplace protection for gays would split the GOP-that minimal right is supported by a majority and many moderate repubs. Election reform is another. We need to have a unified party because the current Dem party is just NOT working.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. We need new leaders

in Congress-a lot of them, instead of just the minority leaders. If the caucuses mentioned have a conference, they can come up with a truly Democratic agenda that we set instead of waiting to be defined by the Repukes. I heard one today on CSPAN say that the Dems were "too far left". Bull. They know they can win when the Dems are whimpy and don't take a good solide stand on things like worker's rights. If we do this, we'll have a series of spokespeople disciplined to get out the party message.

[Shoeempress]

2. And maybe hold voter registrations before the next set of primaries so

we can ensure voters are registered and Count before another debacle. Hell, maybe even get folks to register as independents or even, god help me, Repukes.

[BayCityProgressive]

3. We are not too far left

Although I think we could move too farleft we are in no danger of it now. We ran conservatives in the south and they all lost. Does that mean they were too conservative? AsI said above dems need to stand for REAL change not just DLC crap. Everyone I work with bashed kerry about the "I will create new jobs" meme. They all said "How will Kerry do any better than Bush? he said he will give tax breaks to businesses who create jobs...Well Bush is giving them tax breaks too and so far its doing nothing". What kerry ran on was trickle down economics and people are tired of being trickled on. Kerry also said "I do not support governmnet-make work" but THAT is exactly what we need!! More hiring of teachers, hiring of people to work on alternative energy ect ect. We need a New Deal REAL DEMOCRAT-------GOVERNMENT Jobs plan.

[lady raven]

4. absolutely!

That is absolutely essential to give people time to ensure that everything's OK with their registration. A MUST for the next election!