To gain power, an honest appraisal of the failure of the past and current Dem strategy, and a thorough house cleaning, is in order. The DNC was owned by Clinton. If we allow the same group, or a similar Dem Lite Cabal, to run things we will get the same results. The very proof is the current political situation; this is not my opinion, it is a hard fact. The attitudes and behavior of the Dems and DNC resulted in dismal failures across the country. The Dems have misinterpreted or not understood how to achieve power, and if they don't have the playbook, get a group to study what Cheney, Rove and Bannon have done. Then use the same tactics.
Quote by (President ?) Bannon: "Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That's power."
This statement of his, and similar thinking and successful action, is the Dem opposition. Face it. Deal with it. Defeat it. The latter is missing in Dem thinking.
Use any and all rules, just ask, every time, every issue, WWBD? The public prefers steel to a wet noodle. The public wants the Dem legislators to stir up a storm, to be decisive, to bloody fight. The public gets it and has no respect for weak behavior. Thus, they wanted Bernie and Elizabeth Warren. Put their ilk in DNC and leadership roles and they will win. Not Cory Booker who sold out to big pharma, as did a bunch of other pathetic Dems. Make Alan Greyson head of the DNC. Replace Pelosi and Schumer. The public wants new leadership, direction and tactics.
Let us look at two parts of some additional solutions:
First, what the Democratic party can do, and, number two, public action.
The governmental institutions designed to make the machinery work in a reasonable manner are the following:
-For any change today, forget the executive branch of government, unless and until there is a break in the wall. And there eventually will be. Remember Watergate, another Republican power grab.
-The judicial branch offers hope, but the ultimate arbiter is essentially deadlocked (because of Dem weakness and GOP tactics, yes, again), so it depends on the ruling from the next lower court, and if there are conflicting lower but equal rulings then there is a problem. Going up the judicial ladder is an unknown at this point.
-Which leaves the legislative branch. In every other non-dictatorship country on this planet, the winner is the party or person who gets the most votes. Not in the US. (This can be changed by passing the National Popular Vote, NPV. Look it up. This is important.) The party in the US that got the most votes by millions holds no power in ANY branch of government.
Why? Because the Dems do not fight like the GOP. The result? Eight years of Bush; the following eight years of obstructionism and a stolen Supreme Court justice; and now we have a maniac at the helm, still supported by 45% of the people!
The media has been, and is being, manipulated and monopolized successfully by the Republicans. This subject is vital and key, but not the topic of this discussion.
Between essentially controlling the media (over 80% of talk radio is conservative!), and using procedural rules, creating new voter restrictions, counting the votes, and knowing how to win in congress, whether in power or not, the Republicans have soundly defeated the weak Dems in all structures of power.
2018 has 20-something Dem senators up for reelection, so number wise they are at a disadvantage. And if the Dems don't change their methods for choosing candidates, or destroy them the way they did Sanders, the GOP will still hold power. This June, a number of elections will take place. Let us hope there will be new Dem thinking and action to improve the chances for victories.
What can the public do? A few ideas:
-EVERY day call your Senator and congressional rep. Be polite, tell them you vote, and state your views: i.e.: VA, ACA, Social Security and Medicare--leave them alone!
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