Has it ever occurred to the Democratic Party establishment that the wipeout midterm elections of 1994 and 2010 might have something to do with their standard bearer not being brave enough to go big and go bold even when the Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress?
The movement that Bernie Sanders is working so hard to lead might finally give us the experiment we’ve been waiting for: let’s find out if taking bold progressive stands can win the presidency and keep the Democratic base energized through the midterms of 2018 and offer the country a different result. We’ve got nothing to lose for trying.
Bernie is doing exactly what I hoped I would see one day: The Democratic primaries utilized to present a strong critique of the excesses of American capitalism. After the Great Recession destroyed the livelihoods of so many people it’s not enough to point to job numbers and say that things have gotten better.
Things are better than they were during the height of the Great Recession. But we’ve also seen a qualitative shift away from good paying jobs with benefits to McJobs and the “gig” economy where workers earn “chump change.” We also live in a period where Congress no longer responds to the will of the people and the Republican attack on the social safety net marches on.
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