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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
(1,747 posts)It is extraordinary, really. There has never been a time where the party leadership was dominated by so many people who are so old, and in my lifetime, I don't recall a time when the leadership was as passive as they are now. They say "Hey, we don't have the votes. We can't do anything." That is just not true. There are many things that could be done to communicate more directly with the American public, but you can't be afraid of using strong language and showing some emotion.
Perhaps we could overlook these things if it was not the case that the old-timers are actively trying to undermine the young, progressive, populist leaders. We don't know for certain that Mills is behind this attack campaign on Plattner, but we know it started when the Party bosses persuaded Mills to jump in and try to fend off the next generation. It is exactly the same playbook we have been watching in NYC.
It is time for people like Cuomo, Schumer, Jeffries, and DNC chair Ken Martin to stop this shit. I am now getting donation requests almost every day from the DNC. F that. I am not giving them any of my money until they start getting behind real progressives and populists that are at least post-Boomer.