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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

djean111

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7. Decertifying, I think, just means there is no more Progressive group, and everyone is expected to

Reply to aspirant (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 01:44 PM

Apr 2015

work for the politician the party has chosen. No primary, no choice.
I would love to see Grayson run. Looks like the Party will make sure he does not. This is the little gotcha behind those condescending work within the party remarks - in many cases, the party already has a chosen one and that is who gets the money and the backing. The game is most certainly rigged.

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Decertify Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida, Urges Party Leader [View all] djean111 Apr 2015 OP

Asshats! TheNutcracker Apr 2015 #1

This is why the Turd Way must be flushed and why flushing is the first order of business for me. TheKentuckian Apr 2015 #2

Me too. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #8

This has Debbie Wasserman Schiltz fingerprints DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #3

+1! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #9

It's time to kick the DINO's out of the Party. Democrats that vote with rhett o rick Apr 2015 #4

What this says to me is that all of the condescending directives to Work Within Your Party djean111 Apr 2015 #5

Is disbanding (decertifying) aspirant Apr 2015 #6

Decertifying, I think, just means there is no more Progressive group, and everyone is expected to djean111 Apr 2015 #7

"some Dems want Dems to act like Dems, instead of just doing whatever nets the most money. MisterP Apr 2015 #10

"if we don't have money we won't win" That's just not true demwing Apr 2015 #16

For years, the state organizations in FL & elsewhere have become shells... Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #11

Alan Grayson was one of the few Florida success stories DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #12

And I am supposed to vote for these people. They make me nauseous. djean111 Apr 2015 #13

Kick for progressive values being the heart and soul of the Democratic Party. Scuba Apr 2015 #14

Cleaning up the way so that Third Way "Inevitabe One" mylye2222 Apr 2015 #15