Because the "essential voters" are the progressives, the Democrats must immediately abandon their "me too, but smarter" appeal to (non-existent) "moderate" Republicans and centrist independents. Instead, they must boldly proclaim their differences with the discredited Republicans, and present an unashamed progressive program: tax reform and economic justice, job creation, campaign finance reform, balanced federal budgets, environmental protection, universal health care, enhanced support of public education, renewed investment in scientific research and technological development, a global effort to develop clean energy and to combat global climate change, abandonment of imperialism and a restoration of international law and cooperation, and a restoration of Constitutional rights and liberties.
And still more strategy... I am, most assuredly, not one of those "political geniuses" in short supply and urgently needed by the Democrats. If such geniuses are located, enlisted and put to work by the Democrats, they will surely come up with more and better ideas.
But above all, this much is certain: the current road leads to a probable defeat. It is therefore essential that the Democrats pause, take stock, throw away the old maps, and then proceed in a new direction.
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