Politics and Religion
Good question(s) and something I have given a great amount of thought.
To be honest, the last few weeks have been difficult. It is hard for me to realize that we lost to someone like Donald Trump. The Democratic Party is a proud and a resilient group so better days are ahead. There are several things I would do, and the sooner the better.
a) Ms. Pelosi needs to go. Mr Ryan has much more in common with the blue collar, middle class voter and we need newer, younger leadership so we can reach out to a constituency that should be voting in droves for us.
b) I think identity politics needs to scaled back a bit. We don't need to mention women, blacks, hispanics, by name etc. They are not monolithic groups. Our policies should do the talking for themselves and those groups should rush to our party because it benefits them to do so. Maybe we took them for granted?
c) we have become a regional party. We have both coasts on lock down but very little everywhere else. We need to make in roads in the south and take back the upper mid-west. Our message needs to be more inclusive and our message more positive.
d) we have to find a way to speak to white voters without alienating minorities. That is easier said then done. Last Sunday, Chuck Todd went into a county in Michigan that Mr. Obama won twice but Mrs. Clinton lost, and spoke with those voters. They feel like the Democratic Party has abandoned them. I would like to see us do a massive study as to why they feel this way.
e) the DNC needs to be completely overhauled. Mr Sanders quite possibly was robbed by the DNC. Too many people now think it has been corrupted and I can't argue with them anymore.
I think my party has to look inward. We cant blame Trump for our party's demise. It will take a lot of money, time and effort. We can't change fundamentally who we are, but we need to retrace our steps and see why our message is not getting through. I feel when properly explained, the Democratic Party is the party of choice of most voters, and the popular vote wins by Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Gore, along with the popular and electoral wins twice each by Mr Obama and Mr Clinton would bear that out.
a) Ms. Pelosi needs to go. Mr Ryan has much more in common with the blue collar, middle class voter and we need newer, younger leadership so we can reach out to a constituency that should be voting in droves for us.
b) I think identity politics needs to scaled back a bit. We don't need to mention women, blacks, hispanics, by name etc. They are not monolithic groups. Our policies should do the talking for themselves and those groups should rush to our party because it benefits them to do so. Maybe we took them for granted?
c) we have become a regional party. We have both coasts on lock down but very little everywhere else. We need to make in roads in the south and take back the upper mid-west. Our message needs to be more inclusive and our message more positive.
d) we have to find a way to speak to white voters without alienating minorities. That is easier said then done. Last Sunday, Chuck Todd went into a county in Michigan that Mr. Obama won twice but Mrs. Clinton lost, and spoke with those voters. They feel like the Democratic Party has abandoned them. I would like to see us do a massive study as to why they feel this way.
e) the DNC needs to be completely overhauled. Mr Sanders quite possibly was robbed by the DNC. Too many people now think it has been corrupted and I can't argue with them anymore.
I think my party has to look inward. We cant blame Trump for our party's demise. It will take a lot of money, time and effort. We can't change fundamentally who we are, but we need to retrace our steps and see why our message is not getting through. I feel when properly explained, the Democratic Party is the party of choice of most voters, and the popular vote wins by Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Gore, along with the popular and electoral wins twice each by Mr Obama and Mr Clinton would bear that out.
Just wait until Trump turns everything to shit, like they did with G.W.! 
Just wait until Trump turns everything to shit, like they did with G.W.!