Hillary Clinton Calls For Automatic Voter Registration
This is such a common-sense proposal it's amazing that it has to be an item of news at all, but it's good to hear that Hillary Clinton is calling for automatic and universal voter...
View ArticleBernie Sanders, the 2016 Election, and the Future of American Democracy
As someone who has long been a fan of Bernie Sanders and who petitioned him to join the Democratic Party and run against Barack Obama in 2012, I have been following with interest the rapidly growing...
View ArticleYouth Vote at Record Low-- Here's How to Reverse the Trend
The numbers are dismaying. According to a new US Census report, only 20% of eligible 18-29-year-olds voted in 2014. It was the lowest turnout in 40 years, below even 2010's doleful 24%. Mid-term youth...
View ArticleSome Good News for Young would-be Voters
If you know a politically active 17-year old -- here's an important link you should forward to them. (And maybe even, if they're not-so 'politically active' -- afterall, its "theirfuture" on-line.)...
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Sanders expresses 'Gratitude' for his Techie Volunteer-Supporters
If like me, you've been wondering how such a cool, interactive, and INFORMATIVE website got built so quickly?Well, wonder no longer. Bernie Volunteers led the way.Legion of Tech Volunteers Lead a...
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Millenials are the key to Democratic success, and overwhelmingly, they want...
The Millenials have spoken. Are Democrats listening? Obama rode a wave of youth support to the Democratic nomination and the White House in 2008, connecting with them and motivating them to show up in...
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The Millenial perspective: Why Bernie gets it, and why it matters
That bottom line needs to look more like 2008, not 2000. I wrote a diary last week about Bernie's big lead in Millenial support (9,000 Facebook shares? Wow!), but the comments quickly devolved into...
View ArticleThe Millennial Case for Hillary Clinton
Much has been made about Bernie Sander's popularity with the younger voters, 18-29 year olds. Many of these people are very idealistic, others lacking of political history (which is pretty easy to get...
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It's Time for Some Real Talk. How Republicans Grab Statehouses.
Today, many Democrats are focused on the happenings in Virginia, Houston & Kentucky. For those that receive DCCC emails, you have of course already received the messages of "We are...
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The Youth Vote and the Dream of a Sanders Revolution
If there’s on thing that’s obvious from the people who ardently and honestly believe Bernie Sanders is the best choice as the Democratic nominee for President, it’s the belief that he will be launched...
View ArticleUPDATE x4: If you're basing your strategy on bringing new/young people into...
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate.Caveat One: My personal views are probably somewhat closer to Bernie on most issues.Caveat Two: In spite of that, I plan on voting for Hillary in the Michigan...
View ArticleA Political Revolution's Recipe for Initiation feat. The Youth Vote
I was responding to a comment when it occurred to me that this is an issue that will need a diary. This is one in particular that has been bothering me.It should not be so hard to understand, but for...
View ArticleSecretary Clinton, Why Aren't You Creating Enthusiasm Among Younger Voters?
At the South Carolina debate, the question was posed to Hillary Clinton:Why is Senator Sanders beating you to 2 to 1 among younger voters? She did not answer the question: Look, I have the greatest...
View ArticleSander's path to the nomination
Bernie did very well last night. Clinton only won by .2 percent of the SDEs and the pledged delegates were divided 23 to 21. With 6 Clinton Superdelegates (at this point — I still feel as I did during...
View Article#CountAllTheVotes: undemocratic Iowa process vs the future for a small-d...
Iowa assigns Democratic caucus delegates based not on the number of people who show up to the caucus, but on the total number of Democratic votes in the election 2 years prior.¹ But as you can see in...
View ArticleWithout My Mom, Democrats Lose.
Proto-libertarians, apathetic “independents”, and people who identify as as conservative solely for identity's sake rather than a deep philosophical reflection still recognize the impact of money and...
View ArticleLast night I saw Bernie help the Democratic party
I live in a somewhat older neighborhood in the suburbs outside of Denver. When I caucused for Obama eight years ago, I was one of the younger Democrats present for my precinct and I was then in my mid...
View ArticleIs Hillary the Hubert Humphrey of 2016?
The question about the 2016 party conventions and elections seems to be which party is going to create the biggest train wreck. In both parties, those controlling the party apparatus seem to be at...
View ArticleMemento Mori: The long tail of Reactionary Decisions
To add yet another log to a nicely roaring blaze, I’d like to publish my thoughts on the Clinton/Sanders partisanship here at DailyKos. To begin, I think both are excellent candidates no matter what is...
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