2016 Postmortem

I think we should have discussed all these things whole year -----

Unfortunately this was not a policy driven election cycle - and this pained me in the worst way. We're in 2016, we're on the brink literally - we can't afford to fuck up. And messages and ideas were just floated about this year and not challenged.

I'll give you an example of how myopic the criticism of the DNC was ----

Take the Debate Questions. The issue there for me wasn't that Donna Brazile got some questions. Although to be honest, my eyes rolled back so hard in my head when there was such a fuss about it I saw my brain. Because this happens all the time. We don't hear about it though. And the faux outrage from CNN was pretty rich. Political Operatives and Media have a mutually beneficial relationship. A you-scratch-my-back-i-scratch-yours deal. I organize an interview with my candidate, you give me something in return. The media delights in this because their correspondents get dibs on leaks and interviews. And a question about water pollution during the debates in flint? If that was the best Donna could do?..

So the issue there isn't Donna, but how to reform our debate formats. Get them out of the control of news corporations because the debates are a waste of time. The Commander's Forum this year? A waste of time. The debates have always been more about performance than substance. And we then confuse performance with competence. And we suffer the consequences and become more disenchanted with the political process when he need to engage in it with persistence and fortitude. We forget we have power.

Everyone was focused on Donna herself instead of the power structure involved, the system of debates where candidates have too much say in what gets asked, and other conditions. Why don't other groups handle these debates - where the feet of presidential hopefuls are really held to the fire!