Reply #37: "Old Democrat" here [View All]

[Justitia]

I know this issue is a real hot-button, but I must say this:

I have come to really empathize with 3rd party supporters this year. Since immersing myself in the Dem races, I have gotten a real education on what goes on inside the party, and it's shocking.

I used to lampoon the goose-stepping of the RWers, where dissent is not allowed. Now I feel like supporters of my candidate are getting "the treatment" and the bum's rush right outta the primary season. It still mystifies me as to why ANY candidate would be pressured to drop out so early. I think there is a very real danger in disenfranchising a huge bloc of normally faithful Dems.

I consider myself an "Old Democrat" (vs. a "New Democrat"), and I think our faction of the party is being hustled right out the door. If us Old Democrats don't stand up for some bedrock Dem principles this year, I fear they will be lost.

I hear often: "This election is too important", and to me, that is a DLC trap. What that means is, "Where else are you going to go?, What other choice do you have?". The same mantra has been employed in the past, which gave birth to the 3rd party movements.

You may disagree, but I see real seeds of discontent brewing, and for the very first time ever, I have real empathy for 3rd party supporters.
I won't be so quick to demonize them ever again.