During Primaries Democrats have to put forward candidates for office based on PERFORMANCE, not promises. Mayor Bloomberg figured that out. The candidates have to be electable, but, they also have to have a performance to match their promises.
Democrats have to keep the sincere problems of the electorate before them all the time until the problems are resolved. Promises don't do that and when we elect people based on their public image, ideology and stated purpose once they get to DC or the State Capital without a performance to the ends we are looking for then we have an empty seat that can be swayed by the Plutocrats.
Democrats elected in primaries have to have KNOWLEDGE, demonstrate leadership and have faced down the Plutocrats in a real way that leads to the outcomes the electorate seeks. If that doesn't happen the people will be left with an empty democracy at a time when we have no clock to run out until the next election.
Put aside $100 per election to back the candidate of choice that has proven their ability to make a difference and stands for what is necessary to achieve. Donate. Put the money into the candidate's future and have a real stake in the game. We can do this if we budget our patriotic success into our household budgets. We can do this. I know we can. Research the candidates, attend rallies and town halls and keep the neighborhood up to speed about who is real and who ain't.
Print handouts from the computer printer or hand write the notes. But, pass bullet points to neighbors and friends and watch participation grow. Don't take on the world, it is not possible, but, we can win within our neighborhoods and our city blocks. Have the kids spend a Saturday afternoon coloring a native flower in the corner of the flyer and then take an hour on Sunday afternoon to pass them out to the neighbors. It is called politics. Local economies need local politics to protect them and grow them. We need the people in our local, state and federal governments that can achieve and not just promise.
The Democratic Party has been at least 45% of the electorate for decades. What the heck happens after the elections?
Democrats have to keep the sincere problems of the electorate before them all the time until the problems are resolved. Promises don't do that and when we elect people based on their public image, ideology and stated purpose once they get to DC or the State Capital without a performance to the ends we are looking for then we have an empty seat that can be swayed by the Plutocrats.
Democrats elected in primaries have to have KNOWLEDGE, demonstrate leadership and have faced down the Plutocrats in a real way that leads to the outcomes the electorate seeks. If that doesn't happen the people will be left with an empty democracy at a time when we have no clock to run out until the next election.
Put aside $100 per election to back the candidate of choice that has proven their ability to make a difference and stands for what is necessary to achieve. Donate. Put the money into the candidate's future and have a real stake in the game. We can do this if we budget our patriotic success into our household budgets. We can do this. I know we can. Research the candidates, attend rallies and town halls and keep the neighborhood up to speed about who is real and who ain't.
Print handouts from the computer printer or hand write the notes. But, pass bullet points to neighbors and friends and watch participation grow. Don't take on the world, it is not possible, but, we can win within our neighborhoods and our city blocks. Have the kids spend a Saturday afternoon coloring a native flower in the corner of the flyer and then take an hour on Sunday afternoon to pass them out to the neighbors. It is called politics. Local economies need local politics to protect them and grow them. We need the people in our local, state and federal governments that can achieve and not just promise.
The Democratic Party has been at least 45% of the electorate for decades. What the heck happens after the elections?
