2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]hay rick
(7,616 posts)My current fantasy is to find a young progressive in the area and help them move up through the ranks- starting with a local or state legislature office.
I attribute the lousy quality of many Democratic candidates to a couple of factors, including:
1. Republicans are generally well-financed and entrenched in the business community. Democrats often try to level the playing field by recruiting candidates with similar backgrounds. On average, this shifts candidates to the right.
2. The electorate is uninformed on many issues and the media are worse than useless in disseminating useful information. Having facts on your side is not as beneficial as it should be.
3. Modern politics attracts a lot of self-promoters who readily make the transition to shills for moneyed interests.