very true.
bring on the organizers, let’s get some waves and ripples up in here. :)

well, progressives need to take that word back, reconfigure and refurbish unions, get the whole working class behind it. :)

i think her muddled point *might* have been along the lines of:

dynamic latina socialists might not play to a kansas demographic?

but it was poorly thought, delivered and timed.
(she probably saw herself as a wise old owl, keeping a bunch of spazzy icaruses from flying into the sun).

“Who on the left has the same charisma”

exactly - what Obama *SOLD* wasn’t at all what he was.

charisma is what wins these things - (not brilliant head in the clouds policy).

Bill Clinton was flawed as hell also - but boy could he play to a camera back then.

“Catholic from New York City. That is a world of difference from an evangelical from even the middle of Pennsylvania”

using technology to organize people can also be highly effective.

start a group on some mobile capable platform. add people to it. chat up a fucking storm when bad shit breaks on the newsfeed.
you know be a COMMUNITY. :)

*very important point though

Obama is brilliant, charismatic and comes across well on camera.

hillary did not. gore did not. they both really seemed like robots.

as superficial as it sounds, a successful candidate MUST play well on TV.
period.

don’t think it’s about “leftist”

think it’s way more about *populist*. have some high concept ideas for the posters and bumper stickers....

but talk about the real shit that’s broken, without the typical clueless, “millionaire filter”. have some vague but amazing plans to accomplish that shit.

“Bought and paid for, just like the rest of them”

power-wise, the important point being - bought and paid for often by “b-listers” with less money.

sure
and a huge equalizer would be *actual* campaign finance reform
and cut the lobbyists off at the knees

but actions must be taken for the world we live in at the moment first
pushing to make it better second

letting the evil-est of two evils game the system, watching from the couch in jaded protest, probably isn’t going…

that’s such a chilling story..... and *way too* parallel to what the lunatic MAGAs are trying to set up.

i’d call the president a renter any day

but thanks for trumpeting the typo (never on a proper keyboard for jez - hence also the lack of bothering with caps)

also - is that *really* the most important aspect of the topic to ye? lol

she def portrays the illusion of humanity and caring quite well

this whole situation is a such sad reminder of what apathy does to a country.

politics are *always* a game of chess and picking the lessor of two evils - but it’s always really fucking important to at least secure that lessor.

cuz fuck, look what that shitty, lazy copout hath brought us.

rally up, get out and vote this…

I think the best path is a realistic *common sense* candidate - who cherry picks some good “humanist” platform items -
-education
-healthcare
-living wage
Heck even bumblefuck red state oklahoma had teachers sweeping the primaries because the repubs have axed education so badly

they need to run on bipartisan real life…

the democratic party has *100 percent failed*
FOR FAR TOO LONG

they dont fight back
they dont get people on the bench, even when they have power.

when amazing candidates like this win on sheer moxie
the elders of the party need to stfu - (and open up their checkbooks)

we need fighters, adaptors, and zero percent more…

exactly.

it’s time unite, fall in line and kick ass.
play on the same fucking team for once!

“You don’t enable fucking hate speech and nazis from government officials”

^^^^THIS

^^^FUCK YEAH!

“Obama would become more vocal”

maybe he’s waiting to lead a last minute dem charge
to the polls this fall?

“We literally expect better behavior from toddlers”

*even toddlers* have 1000% more decency and empathy.