The Democratist
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| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 55 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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What a Democratic Convention Should Look Like
I’ve often been critical of Michigan Democratic Party Conventions. It’s fair to wonder how I would suggest we organize them.
What follows is a proposal, not a finished blueprint. I'm putting it out there to spark discussion among Party me...
Bridget Brink: Imperial Manager for the 1%
Bridget Brink is running in the Democratic primary in MI-7 where I live.
I have some real problem with her candidacy. The problem with Brink’s candidacy is not that her platform is empty. It is worse than that. It is full of things that s...
Intelligence Failure
Here’s a high-level/big-picture democratic analysis of our current situation. It may be useful to read it with the context of the evolutionary foundations of democracy I discussed here. The first in my series on core concepts in democratics...
Establishment Oppo Strikes Out
The establishment has a problem.
Abdul El-Sayed is not supposed to be doing this well.
He got a standing ovation from thousands of Democrats at the Michigan Democratic Party Convention. Mallory McMorrow got a big “meh”. Haley Stevens got...
Response to Criticism
Christy Jensen, formerly MDP Executive Director, has some criticism. I’ve heard the same silliness from others, and I think the criticism and my response both deserve a wider audience.
Here’s what Chair Barnes’ right hand from 2019 to 2025...
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