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Blueprint for a New Democratic/Progressive Party aka Political Hedging
Now that the shock has resided, and it is becoming clearer Democratic politicians are not going to do an honest autopsy of the party, I would like to propose a thought.
1. Align with Independents.
A. All existing Democrats must be primaried with a high emphasis on online media coverage. All of these primary candidates must have at minimum 3 to 5 exact same economic policies to benefit the middle class. *They cannot deviate from these policies and can add to them as necessary.
B. Progressives will collaborate with independent candidates in the same 3 to 5 economic policy language. *If Independent candidates cannot be found, Progressives can register as Independents to fill these positions and run for these positions as Independent candidates in these races.
Strategy:
If a Democratic candidate defeats the Progressive in the primary, they will be forced to publicly run against those 3 to 5 economic policies a second time.
Purpose:
Control as much of the messaging as possible until public saturation and understanding by the middle class of the 3 to 5 economic policies, and the Democratic candidate will be forced to spend all their time publicly defending their position AGAINST…