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Originally Posted by dc_dux
I think the best that progressives can hope for is a president who shares their ideals but accepts the fact that it is better to get half of loaf (not just crumbs) than be so rigid in his ideology and fight to the end for "all or nothing" and get nothing from a divided Congress.
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I agree with this.
The neo-cons have controlled the framing of the discussion for so long that the public at large is not yet ready to accept the sorts of things that someone like host might push for, regardless of whether they are right or wrong.
Progressives, first need to get power. Then they need to do well in power. To follow DC's analogy they need to start baking their own loaves and those loaves need to be damn tasty.
Once the public starts to get turned onto the progressive bakery's output, they can start offering things like Clafoutis and Croissants.
Those who try to jump to esoteric too soon, before building trust, do so at their peril.
This is called being responsible and pragmatic.