{"id":25596,"date":"2016-12-23T10:18:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T18:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=25596"},"modified":"2016-12-23T10:18:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T18:18:13","slug":"support-keith-ellison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/12\/23\/support-keith-ellison\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Keith Ellison!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although it is usually drowned out by the horrific daily outrages perpetrated by Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten and his coming Republican Reich, another battle is being waged here in the US.  It is a contest to determine the immediate future of the Democratic Party.  It is imperative that the party move away from the "business as usual" wing, typified by Fancy Nancy Pelosi, Leg Hound Harry Reid and toward the Progressive Wing, typified by Bernie Sanders, Jeff Merkley, and Elizabeth Warren.  For that purpose, I endorse Keith Ellison for DNC chair, and urge you to support him.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"USA-ELECTION\/\"<\/p>\n

There is, unfortunately, nothing new about the assault on democracy that is playing out in North Carolina. But Democrats need to make a new commitment to defending democracy<\/strong>\u2014and Congressman Keith Ellison is giving voice to that commitment.<\/p>\n

Promising an all-out fight against efforts by North Carolina Republicans to mangle the message of the 2016 election in their state\u2014by dramatically disempowering a newly elected Democratic governor\u2014the contender for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee is proposing to remake the Democratic Party as an aggressive force not just for big-\u201cD\u201d Democratic candidates but for small-\u201cd\u201d democratic renewal. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou gotta be in the fight,\u201d declares Congressman Ellison. \u201cI will be.\u201d <\/p>\n

Ellison recognizes that, while this fight may focus initially on North Carolina, it is a national struggle<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

He also recognizes that this is an old fight. Meddling with the rules to undermine, weaken, and dismiss the will of the people is nothing new<\/strong>…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From <The Nation<\/a>><\/font><\/p>\n

I urge you to click through and read the rest of this article.  I also urge you to call your elected officials<\/a> and tell them to choose Keith Ellison to head the DNC.<\/font><\/p>\n

RESIST!!<\/font><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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