Excellent choice. Ellison will give the DNC a newer younger face.
Not a bad idea. As I said, those protests need to be harnessed etc. and they were largely activated, motivated Bernie supportersâŚor at least some of the organizers were in some cities based ont he reports I saw. Maybe Ellison can function in aspects as a means of bringing these people into the fold.
The real problem though, is how to make it abundantly clear to them that theyâre becoming part of a team, a coalition, not taking over and not achieving the coup they wished theyâd achieved during the primaries.
In the same interview with the AP, Sanders said it was an âembarrassmentâ to the Democratic Party that white working class Americans voted in large numbers for President-elect Donald Trump.
thatâs looks like a scab to meâŚpass
I support Ellison though.
it will take time, but thatâs a good first step.
Keith Ellison, yes, continuing to obsess on the âwhiteâ working class â whatever that means â no.
Why shouldnât they take over? The current Democratic party has done nothing for the working class.
whoâs ya choice?
whoâs ya choice?
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Hell yes! (My own rep, too.) Just the guy we need to take a cue from Sen. Dole, 1993, and say this:
âA majority of Americans who voted voted against Donald Trump, and I intend to represent the majority.â
Personally, I disagree. Ellison is an excellent Congressman and appears to be well liked. I believe we need his progressive voice in Congress. The DNC is primarily the fundraising arm for the Dem party. Its a role for glad handing.
My choice would be Cory Booker. Iâve always felt he was a too conservative for NJ Senate, more Blue Dog than anything. He already knows the big donors from his days as Newark mayor and heâs a person of color. He would be very good at fundraising.
The current Democratic party has done nothing for the working class.
@lysuth Would that be the SAME working class thatâs wearing âMake America Great Againâ hats?
Who do you think increased minimum wages help?
Who do you think the ACA helps?
Who do you think maternity leave (for both mother and father) help?
Who do you think investment in public education and job training helps?
Who do you think transitions to new blue collar jobs (e.g. solar installation) to replace expiring blue collar jobs help?
Bullshit. The Democrats have done FAR more for the âworking classâ than anyone else. The problem is 1) the media doesnât explain this because it canât be looped in a 30 second sound bite and 2) the Democrats have been too busy doing the job of government to brand/market themselves to those voters. They can change #2, but probably not #1. Donât say they havenât done anything though, thatâs a lie.
Because my observation of the Bernie crowd, as an early supporter of his, is that they are ridiculously naive about how political campaigns work, as well as being almost exclusively very educated white people who wear rose colored glasses. They and Bernie had no sense of the ârainbowâ coalition that is the Democratic Party of the South, or of a state like Nevada where the service industry is unionized and filled with Hispanics, making it easier to organize and vote.
I like it. I think heâs a smart, forward thinking choice AND I can hear the GOPpers nowâŚâletting a MUSLIM in charge of the DNCâŚtsk tskâŚâ Itâs time to SHOW the country what weâre made of!
Do you WORK??? You âcommentâ is inane.
The economic hurt of middle and working class is bullshit. It is all about fear and hatred of âthe otherâ - anyone who doesnât look, think, and act exactly like them. I live amongst these people. They are racist, sexist homophobes who have no clue about who they actually are. They think they are doing what Jesus would have them do. Trump is just hastening the End of Days, and the Rapture is coming in these peopleâs lifetimes, or so they believe. I am serious. Iâve had this whole Jesus is coming explained and âshownâ to me over and over.
Well, the democratic party can choose to ignore the white working class again, at their own peril. The party needs to find a message and path that addresses the white working class voter concerns and needs to speak to that segment better that they did this election cycle.
In a perfect world, Booker is a great candidate,but aside from wanting to see something ; Ellison is the person whoâs needed
I like both choices. The best candidate is the one who is the best organizer and who can replicate Deanâs 50 State Strategy. The DNC is filled with way too many traditional political thinkers.