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57. Democrats need to look at the party establishment with eyes wide open

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I listened to an interview with a Democratic lady who is considering running for Hoyer's seat, assuming he will be retiring, as he should.

The upshot of that interview is that the Party's interests often do not align with the grass roots. The Party consistently tries to run candidates that are uninspiring, but will toe the Party Line. And they do everything in their power to block people whom they see as a threat to their generations-old power. That is to say, party insiders always seem to have jobs whether we win or lose. Ironically, that inner circle may actually be more employable when we are OUT of power, trying to get back in.

We see this growing gap between the Dem Party establishment and what I would call the voices of grass roots Americans. We see this played out with the ousting of David Hogg, Pelosi's frequent kneecapping of AOC, and the constant attacks on Bernie. And we're now seeing the same things with Mamdani and Plattner who are laying our EXACTLY the populist messages we need in order to win.

This Maryland Democrat (and I'm sorry I didn't get her name) is giving voice to the things that most people are so angry about in today's America. And sadly, she has decided that if she runs, it will be as an Independent because the Party will do everything possible to promote a milquetoast person ahead of her.

It should not be this way. I have voted for Democrats in almost every election since 1976, and have campaigned for many of them. But I cannot stand with how the party operates and I decided several elections ago that I had to make my donations directly to candidates, and will never give another penny to the Party's various committees and PACs.