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Sanders Campaign Breaks DNC Rules, Purges Activist
Below is a copy of a letter I sent on behalf of Nicole Reid (MI-10), detailing how the Sanders campaign purged at least one activist for her creed - her set of fundamental beliefs or guiding principles - and asking for their response. There has been no response....
How to Break “Blue No Matter Who”
Progressives and the left face the same problem every four years. The established order of the Democratic Party nominates a plutocratic shill and dares us to let the Republican win, confident that we’re good people and in the end, we’ll fall in line because the...
MDP Scrambles, Implements Rules at Last Minute
UPDATE: The MDP now says you must return your slates by 4:00pm tomorrow (7 May 2020). Yesterday I reported that the MDP was not prepared to run elections for national delegates according to the rules. Specifically, they were not prepared to run a proportional voting...
MDP Breaking Delegate Selection Rules?
Updated information is here. The Michigan Democratic Party released this guide to remote voting for the district level delegate selection process. Paragraph 7 of their instructions for District Conventions says “Candidates for District Level Delegate must be...
Progressives: Stand Your Ground in the Democratic Party
Progressives are coalition partners within the Democratic Party. We’re partners with leftists, moderates, centrists, and yes, even conservatives. A coalition doesn’t just fall in line. A coalition negotiates with each other for support from the groups represented in the coalition. When a coalition partner doesn’t get enough of what they want, the coalition doesn’t get their votes. Progressives have been crystal clear about their policy goals for years. If our coalition partners aren’t willing to make serious policy and personnel concessions (appointments), they risk not getting enough support for their candidate – that’s how politics works, you have to give something to get something.