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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

merrily

(45,251 posts)

26. Or stay home. Or vote Democratic.

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #25)

Sat Jun 20, 2015, 10:59 AM

Jun 2015

The key, IMO, is to talk issues without labeling them as liberal or Democratic or conservative or Republican. Thing is, people are people. Knowing what they want and need is not rocket science, as our politicians tend to pretend.

Knocking on doors: It may not be a terrible idea to print out my post as most people like to think of themselves as mainstream, not oddballs or "extremists." Then, also print out or compile a handout of quotes from Bernie on those subjects. I'm guessing there is a lot of consonance between the two. Then, let them know these are positions he's held and worked toward all his life, not just primary campaign rhetoric.

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Let's talk polls. [View all] merrily Apr 2015 OP

Oh, they're very aware of what we want..... daleanime Apr 2015 #1

"Truth has a liberal bias." said a character who was a merrily Apr 2015 #2

Great post!!! RiverLover Apr 2015 #3

Thanks. It's worth clicking to look at some of those percentages. merrily Apr 2015 #4

This is a valuable piece of work. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #5

You're welcome and thank you. merrily Apr 2015 #6

My wife tells me Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #7

I'll leave that to the two of you. merrily Apr 2015 #8

If the American people knew about single payer universal heath care they would be all in for it. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #9

That's what I mean about polling before the propaganda machine starts attacking. merrily Apr 2015 #13

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #10

If only we lived in a functioning democracy. corkhead Apr 2015 #11

Excellent Post Merrily! demwing Apr 2015 #12

Excellent post merrily. This fact has been known for a long time. May explain also why FDR is still sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #14

"But does the Dem Party know this?" Yes, without a doubt. merrily Apr 2015 #15

More on what Americans want: merrily Apr 2015 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #17

Super post, glad it's pinned to the forum. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #18

Thanks, NYC. You are very kind. merrily Apr 2015 #19

GREAT post that goes to the heart of the argument I have been seeing BrotherIvan May 2015 #20

You're kind, too. The polls do not show that America is any kind of a right nation. merrily May 2015 #21

Yes I will do it BrotherIvan May 2015 #22

This is excellent, thank you Merrily! sabrina 1 May 2015 #23

My pleasure. merrily May 2015 #24

We need to knock on doors and talk to people about these issues Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #25

Or stay home. Or vote Democratic. merrily Jun 2015 #26

... TBF Aug 2015 #27

You're welcome. merrily Aug 2015 #28

KICK nt LiberalElite Sep 2015 #29

Thanks, LiberalElite, for kicking this oldie. merrily Sep 2015 #30

K&R this baby... MrMickeysMom Oct 2015 #31

My pleasure. Shortcutting with a link is one of the main reasons I do OPs merrily Oct 2015 #32

I think, now, that we all know that. delrem Oct 2015 #33

Thanks. People are people. Most people want similar things. It's not rocket science. merrily Oct 2015 #34