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In reply to the discussion: In 18 years since Naders run, what has been accomplished by attacking the Dem party from the left? [View all]Ken Burch
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My real world experience is in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington Democratic politics...from 1976 to the president.
In each of those places, I worked to elect both progressive and centrist candidates.
In each of those places, I made short-term compromises on issues.
In each of those places, I worked with people who disagreed with me, to my right AND to my left.
You work in a different political culture than I have...but it's a culture where Democrats have not had a greater winning percentage than Democrats in the places where I have worked, so you aren't entitled to lecture me on practicality or political effectiveness.
And when I have disagreed with you, I've spoken solely on the merits of the arguments you've made, without ever implying that you are lying about your experience or your work and without disparaging you personally at all.
I agree with you on some things...particularly on the need to fight voter suppression. You have no reason to question my commitment to that.
And you have no reason to be so fixated with discrediting me or trying to badger me into ceasing to post on this board. I do no harm here and there is nothing I've suggested that would do any damage to this party, even if I did have some magical power to reshape the party into anybody's image.
I'm just one person supporting ideas that are backed by tens of millions of other people throughout this country. And I know this, because I've lived my whole life in the real world.