General Discussion

Ken-you claimed to be a college student earlier when you discussed attending an event at Red Square with your fellow students (at the Univ. of Washington). https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9210070 (I have saved this post in case you delete it) Notwithstanding that admission, your posts provide me with all of the evidence that I need to evaluate your "real world" experience. Ken you can make any claims you want but no one has to believe these claims. I have read enough of your posts and exchanges some really funny PMs with you and these posts and PMs provide me with all of the evidence that I need to evaluate your real world experience.

My opinion on your platform is based on my experience in the real world and it is my opinion that your platform or proposals will not work in the real world. It is clear that you are a college student who has on idea as to how politics works. Sanders economic message failed in Texas and failed badly. Sanders economic message failed in New York with Teachout, Florida with Canova, Montana against a candidate who committed assault and battery and most recently in Virginia. Where has Sander's economic message worked outside of Vermont.

Your claim to understand Texas politics cause me to laugh very very hard. Texas Democrats are losing due to GOP runs races based on racial division and the Texas GOP uses voter suppression. Most Texas races are decided on race which is why the GOP has been so successful in their gerrymandering efforts. The fact that most Texas races are decided on race is also what allowed the three judge panel to find that the Texas GOP engaged in intentional racial discrimination in the Texas redistricting case. Sanders message has no chance in Texas and your claims that this message would work was so funny that you nearly cost me a keyboard. In the real world, the courts are finding that the Texas GOP engaged in intentional discrimination.

Have fun in college. My son was the president of his University's young democrat organization when he was in college. My youngest is very active with the LGBTQ group on campus. Both daughters have attended national conventions. College is a good place to start to get a concept as to how the real world works. Being a college student does not disqualify you from understanding politics. All three of my children were or are very active and knowledgeable about politics while they were in college. One of my friends in the local Democratic lawyers association ran for US Senate while my son was president of his young democrats club and got to introduce her at a rally. My son and my friend had fun talking about this experience at a fundraiser last year. My youngest daughter participated in some protests of the Texas bathroom bill.

While you finish your college degree, I will continue to work in the real world. I am attempting to convince a lawyer friend to run against a supporter of the Texas bathroom bill. I am really excited about this race. This lawyer is a really strong and capable person. I am working with a state representative and the NAACP to see if the three judge panel will look at the gerrymandered districts in my county. I attended a fund raiser for the lady who is going to run against the Harris County election administrator in 2018. The current Harris County election administrator is a tea party nut case who did his best to undermine the ruling in the Texas voter id case. There is a great deal of work to be done in the real world.

Your concepts and platform have not worked in the real world. Even if I gave you the benefit of the doubt as to your so-called real world experience, I would still reject your platform or proposals. The fact that you really think that your platform will work in Texas is truly funny. So for that platform has failed and failed badly every place it has been tried. The voters in Virginia strongly rejected the Sanders endorsed candidate who was running on your amusing platform. Remaking the party into the image of sanders will not work with key elements of the base including the African American voters who voted down the Sanders endorsed candidate in Virginia. The facts show that your platform does not work in the real world.

Please get out into the real world. It is a good way to learn as to how things work. In the meantime, enjoy your college days.