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January 08, 2004

 

What to do?

Cleis at Sappho's Breathing asks

I'm still dragging my feet in terms of choosing a candidate to support. How important is it that Democratic voters show unity in the primaries? Does one Democratic candidate need a mandate in order to challenge Bush effectively? Or can we afford to vote idealistically in the primaries and then strongly stand behind the nominee? Or should I get a Dean bumpersticker on my car now?

I'd suggest voting idealistically in the primaries so the Democratic Party gets a better sense of what its constituency REALLY thinks than the existence of the DLC suggests. Then get behind the party's nominee.

Posted by P6 at January 8, 2004 09:14 AM | Trackback URL: http://www.prometheus6.org/mt/mt-tb.cgi/2774
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Sappho's Breathing Jan 8, 2004 10:52 AM

I agree with that 100%. If people want their views to become part of the national political discourse, they have to be willing to stand up for them. No one else will.


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