Have the Democrats been as strong as they should be in opposing right-wing extremism and the reactionary Republican agenda? No, they haven't. Have they been as strong as they should be in standing up to the Wall Street executives whose greed, recklessness and illegal behavior drove us into this horrendous recession? No, they haven't. Have they been as strong as they should be in taking on the Big Money interests and making it clear that they will not do deficit reduction on the backs of the sick, the elderly, the children or the poor? No, they haven't. Have they done all that they could to move forward on overturning the disastrous Citizens United decision? No, they haven't. Are they much too heavily influenced by moneyed interests? Yes, they are.
In my view, the course of action now for progressives is pretty simple. First, we have to do everything we can to defeat right-wing extremism, re-elect President Obama and as many Democrats as possible to the House and Senate. (It would be an unmitigated disaster if the Republicans gained control of the Senate.) Second, the day after the election we must greatly accelerate our efforts in strengthening the kind of grass-roots progressive movement that has the capability of holding the Democrats accountable as we demand that they stand up vigorously for the middle class and working families of our country.
These are tough and frightening times for our country. Despair is not an option. The fight continues.
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