tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post581203352742487677..comments2024-03-28T13:22:19.837-07:00Comments on Pa Rock's Ramble: Democrats Fail to RejuvenatePa Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-49828555515367196492017-02-27T08:03:41.679-07:002017-02-27T08:03:41.679-07:00Before I read you blog this morning I had already ...Before I read you blog this morning I had already posted the following to Facebook. It is a bucket of cold water reality telling those of us who still dream to get real. Here goes.<br /><br />Some are saying the Democratic Party is in disarray because of the close race for DNC Chair this past weekend. That’s not the case. For those who wanted Representative Keith Ellison and whose hopes were dashed by static party structure; Giving up is not the answer. Step back and look at that party structure. It begins with individual voting districts. Each voting district, whether it is called precinct, ward, or township, elects a committeewoman and a committeeman to the county or parish committee. The county central committee sends delegates to the state committee. There is usually a convention of those delegates who select the state party officials and the state’s National Committeewoman and Committeeman.<br /> <br />If you want to change the Democratic Party and restore to it a progressive agenda then ask yourself if you are willing to knock doors, make phone calls, support the Party’s nominees from top to bottom, and attend meetings after meetings. Engagement is the price of the change you seek. Most committee positions in a state are vacant. Taking over the structure of the party is relatively easy. To get your ideal candidates for both the party offices and the public offices may take four, eight, or twelve years. Be persistent and you can have the change you seek.<br /> <br />Beware, when you’ve taken control of the party you may very well resemble an entrenched insider rather than the insurgent force you are part of today.<br />Xobekimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973381691719755451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-31244002707223108262017-02-27T00:42:03.557-07:002017-02-27T00:42:03.557-07:00I'm about ready to quit my association with th...I'm about ready to quit my association with the Democratic party. Since the party, by selecting Perez, has indicated it has no intention of learning from its crushing defeat, I see no reason to support such an inability to learn from the past.<br /><br />Whatever progressive third party emerges or re-emerges from the ashes will earn my support in 2018 and beyong.Donnoreply@blogger.com