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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

sabrina 1

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10. I like that thought. And we know for a fact, that the true center, iow, a majority of the people, do

Reply to Cosmic Kitten (Reply #9)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 07:21 PM

Nov 2014

support Progressive policies.

But money talks, and that money has succeeded in lying about what the American people really want.

So, to get the message out, how do we overcome the money that has dominated the conversation for so long?

It seems to me that getting that money out of politics, or making it POISONOUS for a candidate, is the first step.

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The Opportunity To Reawaken The Progressive Majority --(Campaign for America's Future) [View all] KoKo Nov 2014 OP

This is a good analysis. I have but one quibble... Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #1

You are absolutely correct. The GOP always claims to have a mandate. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #2

+1 rhett o rick Nov 2014 #4

You are right. We have been told now for years that the country is more Conservative than Liberal, sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #7

Kicked & Rec'd /nt demwing Nov 2014 #3

That's an excellent article, KoKo. Thanks for posting it here. I am glad to see the lie that this sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #5

Conflating "populist-progressive" is a concern Cosmic Kitten Nov 2014 #6

Good points. It is true that 'baggage' has been attached to the term Liberal, most of it invented sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #8

Reframe, capture the narrative :~) Cosmic Kitten Nov 2014 #9

I like that thought. And we know for a fact, that the true center, iow, a majority of the people, do sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #10