Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

semanticwikiian

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31. Syriza is interesting

Fri Jan 23, 2015, 02:59 PM

Jan 2015

as a template for progressives to examine. Their leader was not well known at all, and many voters in lower economic rungs (there are alot there -- 17% unemployment) seem quite supportive. I suspect these voters are similar to those described in the OP.

Maybe some will point to Syriza's primary argument -- opposition to austerity-based policies -- as inapplicable to our country. I am not so sure when I see the path of budgets in non-defense departments of the federal government. Maybe a more descriptive slogan for today's anti-third-wayers is 'tough for thee, trough for me' -- that gets to the corruption of our government.

And recall Clinton promised us when elected to re-direct the 'peace dividend' -- he never did -- so I'm not certain his wife is any less duplicitous. But I digress.

Syriza has risen and overtaken the other parties in a single election cycle. The question is how and why -- did they have a more successful Occupy movement than we did?

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Yep... 'How the Democrats Could Win Every Election' - DailyBeast [View all] WillyT Jan 2015 OP

More importantly they need to deliver on that populist rhetoric when they get into office corkhead Jan 2015 #1

Yeah there's that little tidbit. tblue Jan 2015 #2

Yeah. And stop appointing Righties® and Republicans to sensitive positions. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #3

Or fight your own party BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #13

Sarcasm aside... 3rd-Way will masquerade as Populist Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #5

Yep you got it...they reinforce the right wing meme for us. zeemike Jan 2015 #12

And the media reinforces their message. Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #14

Totally agree. zeemike Jan 2015 #21

EXACTLY! Why are Democrats running on a Republican platform of tax breaks???????? BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #17

Minimum wage is nice, LIVING WAGE is the PRIZE Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #23

TAX CUTS DON'T MATTER IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB. CrispyQ Jan 2015 #25

That would be a good one BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #27

Yes, exactly. 'When the Democratic candidate allows himself to be put on the defensive and sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #28

TWO midterms: it's almost like they wanted to lose! BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #29

Sadly the opposite is also true. When my Democratic representative didn't run A Simple Game Jan 2015 #11

Kicked Enthusiast Jan 2015 #4

So, if we are doing our jobs, we will become extinct. Indydem Jan 2015 #6

So your plan is what, exactly? F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #9

In California, there are plenty of wealthy Democrats BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #18

We need to make it easier for them to vote n2doc Jan 2015 #7

Mail-in ballots and/or a Voting Holiday! Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #10

+1 BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #19

Make it easier for likely Democrats to vote? Why bother, from what I can read here if Obama didnt randys1 Jan 2015 #26

Smaller scale plans? Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #8

Yeah, they got that backwards. abelenkpe Jan 2015 #15

And it was no accident. Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #16

Exactly abelenkpe Jan 2015 #20

Wish more people would recognize that +1 Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #24

Because the working poor are bloody exhausted on the end of the day. canuckledragger Jan 2015 #22

Pin of the week! demwing Jan 2015 #30

Syriza is interesting semanticwikiian Jan 2015 #31