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In reply to the discussion: Do you support Janet Mills or Graham Platner for Maine Democratic senatorial candidate? [View all]Bluetus
(1,733 posts)But it is just as important to ask what they are committed to doing. Dems can tell you everything they don't like, but they rarely will say anything specific that they are committed to getting done.
When they complain about the things they don't like, this resonates only with the 25% that identify with the Party. To reach the 50% that don't identify with either party, you don't "go to the middle". You must be very clear with them what you are committed to doing. They left the party in the first place because they didn't believe the Party was committed to anything in particular.
Personally, that commitment is the first thing I want to see. Once I see what they are committing to do, then it becomes relevant to ask if they have the experience, skills, relationships, etc to get some of it done.