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What Banner Will Unite Progressives?


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What Banner Will Unite Progressives?

    

It is clear after the last election that if progressives cannot unite under a single banner, our divergent efforts will tend to cancel each other out. We will need unity more than ever in 2012.

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With unity a necessity, and compromise, at least among progressives, necessary to attain unity, how will progressives unite.

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It's instructive to note that enough responses are provided to ensure that we see no unity here, but maybe, just maybe, it can be a stumbling first half step to start the conversation.

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How will progressives deal with these circumstances?

Form a coalition of organizations, maintaining unique identities under a new single name.
Unite under the Democratic banner for at least one election.
Unite under the Green Party banner for at least one election
Start a new progressive political party.
You must be crazy, you're herding cats, it can't happen.
A stiff dose of Republican reality, however bloody, is what America needs to wake up.
Forget all this nonsense, I've got a better idea. You'll see it in the comment thread.

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