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217. We don't choose the Democratic Leadership.

Tue Nov 22, 2016, 11:20 AM

Nov 2016

The politicians do. House reps vote for theirs, Senators vote for theirs. Members of the DNC vote for their leadership.

Their priorities are not always those of differing segments of the party. They like to put people in leadership jobs who are very familiar with parliamentary rules (to include tricks and "fast ones&quot as well as people who are really good administrators, fund-raisers, organizers and persuaders.

People who are podium pounders, preachers to the choir, and "fire up the base" types are not what is needed in those jobs. They need MONEY in a big, BIG way and, for example, calling people "corporatist pigs" isn't the way to get rich people to donate.

We can discuss it all we want, but it's not up to us. It never has been.

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