September 1 to November 8.

[rug]

[elleng]

1. Thanks, rug.

[elleng]

2. Quoting POTUS today:

'What I've said is that I can maybe give some counsel advice to the Democratic Party. And I think the -- the -- the thing we have to spend the most time on -- because it's the thing we have most control over -- is, how do we make sure that we're showing up in places where I think Democratic policies are needed, where they are helping, where they are making a difference, but where people feel as if they're not being heard?

And where Democrats are characterized as coastal, liberal, latte- sipping, you know, politically correct, out-of-touch folks, we have to be in those communities. And I've seen that, when we are in those communities, it makes a difference. That's how I became president. I became a U.S. Senator not just because I had a strong base in Chicago, but because I was driving downstate Illinois and going to fish fries and sitting in V.F.W. Halls and talking to farmers.'

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/12/16/transcript-obamas-end-of-year-news-conference-on-syria-russian-hacking-and-more/?utm_term=.a3f6a252e8bf

[rug]

3. He's right, of course.

I became a U.S. Senator not just because I had a strong base in Chicago, but because I was driving downstate Illinois and going to fish fries and sitting in V.F.W. Halls and talking to farmers.

[elleng]

4. Right, rug.

Sending this to DNC, re: the next Chair, and what I'd like to see from the Party 'next.'

[Wounded Bear]

5. It's how Bernie keeps winning his seat in a fairly conservative Vermont...

not sure how it translates to the national election, though. The red wall of ignorance is kind of hard to break.

[rug]

6. The other thing is that the message is sound.

What person who works for a living can credibly argue against a living wage, accessible health care and affordable education, to peel off just three from the top?

They keep throwing out noise to bury the message. If we cut through the noise and sit down and talk, we'll win every time.

[elleng]

8. Yes we will.

Unfortunately, some of the 'they' think they're progressives and even Democrats, so make Dems look like this:

[BlueMTexpat]

7. These words ...

50-state-campaign!

Don't just SAY it, MEAN it!