Cargo Cult “Democracy”

by Liano Sharon | Jun 13, 2020 | Blog, Featured, MDP SCC, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Politics, National Politics, Newest 4 Posts, Party Politics, Progressive Movement, The Party Line

Today the Michigan Democratic State Central Committee will meet to elect delegates to the Democratic National Convention. I’m a delegate to the State Central Committee from CD12. We’re not actually electing anyone. We’re just performing the voting...

Sanders Campaign Breaks DNC Rules, Purges Activist

by Liano Sharon | May 19, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Michigan Democratic Party, National Politics, Newest 4 Posts, Party Politics, Progressive Movement, The Party Line

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...

How to Break “Blue No Matter Who”

by Liano Sharon | May 6, 2020 | Blog, National Politics, Party Politics, Progressive Movement, The Party Line

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

by Liano Sharon | May 6, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Politics, Party Politics, Progressive Movement, State of the Revolution, The Party Line

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?

by Liano Sharon | May 5, 2020 | Blog, Michigan Democratic Party, Newest 4 Posts, Party Politics, Progressive Movement, State of the Revolution

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...