Tag: Democratic party
Sanders’ surge in the polls has Democratic officials reconsidering his chances
"...people should take him very seriously."
Why Joe Biden was afraid to face California’s Democratic Party
While dodging an overt clash for now, Biden is on a collision course with grassroots Democrats across the country who are learning more about his actual record and don’t like it.
Joining wave of GOP anti-choice attacks, Louisiana’s Democratic governor signs abortion...
"Women are the base of the Democratic Party, and if you're not fighting alongside us, you don't deserve to represent the American people."
It’s time for the Democratic Party to stand up
How about the Democrats start showing leadership on principle to shape public opinion, rather than waiting passively for public opinion to move their way?
Chomsky: By focusing on Russia, Democrats handed Trump a ‘huge gift’...
The Democrats aren’t going after the real issues. They’re looking for something else – the Democratic establishment.
Dem Party sets new record for announced candidates: Chaos anticipated.
The Office of Public Office Monitoring (OPO) announced this morning that at the present time, 8,253,667 individuals have announced their candidacy for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States.
Beto O’Rourke, the (center) right choice in 2020?
While he has his appeal, Beto O’Rourke seems to be more of the same kind of centrist that has dominated the Democratic Party since at least the 1980s.
Democrats need to think big for 2020
Will it nominate someone based on perceived electability, which is usually code for incremental policy ideas and a long political career, or a fresh-faced progressive reformer with big ideas?
The establishment ‘unites’ to tear down Bernie Sanders
The American left, using all the platforms available to it, will have to push back against the attacks that are sure to come against Sanders and other progressives in the race, whose coverage is likely to vary between slinging mud at them and ignoring them.
Creating a progressive movement within the Democratic Party
If the candidates and supporters can come up with a uniform platform and promise to vote for the leading progressive candidate in order to defeat centrist and right-wing candidates, that will be a real victory.