The argument for Clinton in 2016 is that she is the candidate of the only major American political party not run by lunatics.Yep.
However, we have to understand that NOTHING is really going to change in this country until we regain control of A) The US Senate, B) The US House, and most importantly of all, C) STATE LEGISLATURES. We have to rebuild from the ground up, and that is difficult in the aftermath of the CITIZENS UNITED ruling by the Supreme Court. Most legislatures are like Tennessee's wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Koch Brothers and the misnamed Americans For Prosperity, which is like being called Chickens for Colonel Sanders.
The President can do many things, but Kings they are not. We need DEMOCRATS at every level of the legislative process, and that begins here. We need help at the local level (the SCDP link is here) and at the state level (Here is the TNDP link) in order to get this state back in the correct direction. UPDATE: Thanks to DWSC President Virgie Banks for providing the link to their Website at the top of the blogroll!
We need to be able to elect Democrats in rural areas that reflect our values and not those of the .001%. Be excited for Hillary all you want (or not, in the primary stage) but keep your eyes on the prize:
Until we regain control of the legislative process, it will be difficult to do ANYTHING to stop this horrific turn to the ultra-right.
And that starts NOW.
2 comments:
We HAD the senate and the house in 2008.
she'll run as a liberal. Conservatives will denounce her as a commie throughout the campaign and her Presidency, and she'll actually govern as a moderate conservative. We'll benefit from competent leadership all the while the serious problems will be a can she kicks on down the road.
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