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Why Progressives Need a National Electoral Strategy—and Fast, by Bill Fletcher

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Every electoral cycle gives me the sense of “Groundhog Day” within progressive circles. It feels as if the same discussion take places over and again. No matter what has transpired in the intervening years; no matter what mass struggles; no matter what theoretical insights; progressives find themselves debating the relative importance of electoral politics and the pros and cons of specific candidates. These debates frequently become nothing short of slugfests as charges are thrown around of reformism, sell-outs and purism. And then, during the next cycle, we are back at it.
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4 Years Later – Why the DNC

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The platform coming out of the Republican National Convention and the politics of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan send a clear message of where the party stands. It represents a roll back not only to immigrant communities, it also rolls back civil and labor rights, the rights of women, bans marriage equality. All this plus it promises more of the same economic policy continues to advantage the 1% at the cost of the 99%.