The corporatist wing of the Democratic Party is functionally the entirety of the Democratic Party. Pretending otherwise is just wasting time and doing branding work for the people we have to beat to change anything.
Marianne Williamson
 @marwilliamson
12 Mar 2022
The bulk of the Republican Party today represents a nosedive for our democracy; the corporatist wing of the Democratic Party represents a managed decline. The people of the US are ready to move on, to break with the past, and reclaim the core values that both used to represent.
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No it's not. That's just erasing the efforts of very good progressive candidates. And there are many. seizethehouse.com/candidates

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Yes it is, 83% of leadership voted to increase corruption in October. A super majority, when you say "there are some good Democrats." You are implying an unreformable indemecially corrupt institution is reformable, that's a waste of time and money. readsludge.com/2021/10/08/ha…

Harrison Nominates New Corporate Lobbyists to Join the DNC

DNC members say they were not allowed input on the nominees, who were put forward as a slate by Chair Jaime Harrison and will almost certainly be approved.

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That's the point. The *leadership* needs to change. The only hope is to elect more progressives. That, or just endlessly whine:)
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You can't change leadership, you can only be subsumed. And I'm not whining, I just disagree with your tactics of funneling more money, more time, and more young people into a party that is hostile to all of our goals. Building the Greens is uphill, but not a waste of resources.
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Replying to @james_roe
I think they're both legitimate choices. And sometimes it's not either/or. Every person has to listen to their own gut on this.

Mar 12, 2022 · 8:55 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
It is either or, because you're doing branding work for people who deserve no moral legitimacy and can't be reformed. You are helping delay change, even if you're doing so with good intentions.
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Like look at Nevada, the national party could not be any more explicit about how much they hate and have no use for progressives than they have been in that state.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @james_roe
I have to say, with all due respect, that we’ve tried this route with diminishing returns. The Squad ended up acting a lot more like Pelosi than the other way around. Running as a Democrat in their primaries (esp w/ Dem tech) is like playing poker with only your cards exposed.
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See also Nevada, progressives played by the rules, took over the state party, and have been frozen out of classic state party activities by the national org and corporate PACs. They are openly hostile to our interests.
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