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Democrats Gather In Atlanta To Celebrate Diversity of Idea

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With a nod to The Onion for the headline, Georgia Democrats have a full fledged problem on their hands. Unlike the “Resistance Summer” meeting of the DNC where Jon Ossoff gave a major speech that was closed press (It seemed open press would clash with the well guarded narrative of one desperate to get to Washington to work across the aisle with Republicans), the Netroots gathering in Atlanta was supposed to showcase a bold and unapologetic progressive movement undaunted by their string of failures since November and squarely preparing for victory.

“…was supposed to.”

This is what we have so far:

So the AJC’s headline that “Georgia Democrats seize the moment at Netroots” now has some perspective.  Georgia Republicans will be lunching on popcorn today.

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11 Comments
  1. joe

    I am a little confused. These people look like adults, but they sure act childish.

  2. bethebalance

    Real sad when people act like this when there is like three hairs of policy differences between their candidates.

    • rickday

      But there is. A lot more. But neither of them are progressive enough for most of your cornbread progressives. Both are establishment D’s and the perception is they bend the knee to same, more often than not.

      This will be the race that breaks the establishment Democrats stranglehold on the State Party machine. They are not the DNC. They are not a private club. This is the wedge that will rift the black community from the establishment democrats.

      This is how the seeds of a viable third “party” rises. Independents like me are just sick of both sides of the aisle, Armageddon Apologists and well heels like Reed & Co alike, minding the bidness of the establishment power structure.

      And now there is the tragedy of Charlottesville.

      • Dave Bearse

        I’ve been dissatisfied with the Dem establishment, generally thinking it should be more progressive on many matters, but less to on some. I doubt a new very progressive third party will accomplish anything other than reduce the chance of action.
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        Note the GOP is not conservative enough for Tea Partiers either. Look where that’s got us.

  3. Saltycracker

    Well said. I have some compassion for white male democrats as their leadership roles are diminishing and the “it’s our turn” demographic tide will also relegate feminists to followers and financiers. Both parties need to get a grip: a constitutional republic is not a charity but a protector of our unalienable rights.

    “Human nature will not change. In any future great national trial, compared with the men of this, we shall have as weak and as strong, as silly and as wise, as bad and as good. Let us therefore study the incidents in this as philosophy to learn wisdom from and none of them as wrongs to be avenged.”
    Abraham Lincoln

  4. alpha male

    As I and others have stated previously, popcorn by the bushel will be on order watching this dem primary.

    The dems are bound and determined that Georgia will never really become a purple state.

  5. Benevolus

    “Ideological purity isn’t worth jack if you can’t win elections.”
    Obviously that is true in the context of politics or candidates. But I just wanted to mention that there is a place for ideological purity. Groups like the ACLU and AARP don’t necessarily “win elections”, but they continue to pursue their agendas regardless of who wins elections.
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    But if you try to steer political purists into advocacy groups you get accused of protecting the status quo.

  6. augusta52

    I could not see former Democratic Governors Joe Frank Harris, Zell Miller or even Roy Barnes showing up to a “progressive (of course, that means liberal)” event like this. My, how times have changed…not sure that sounds like a winning formula for 2018 statewide contests in Georgia.

    • Gregs

      Georgia has changed since the days of the pols you mentioned. The only question is: how much? how fast?

      This state is trending purple and there is no changing that truth.

  7. augusta52

    Metro Atlanta is trending purple… but the roughly 40 percent of Georgia living outside of metro Atlanta voted 59 percent for Romney and 61 percent for Trump. Looks like Democrats are writing off that part of Georgia, to their detriment next year.

  8. Sally Forth

    Amen and amen, augusta52. Civility, common courtesy, and public discussion of differing viewpoints no longer exist in the Democratic Party. The downhill slide really picked up steam about 7-8 years ago and it looks like the bottom is in sight. Anarchists and disrespect prevail and the inmates are running the asylum. ‘Sad to see. Will the last person out the door please turn off the lights?

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