Politics

Bernie is Running for President as a Democrat Because Democrats Asked Him To

Bernie is Running for President as a Democrat Because Democrats Asked Him To ACDCC, Politics No Responses »

Feb 082016

In recent weeks, I’ve been hearing from quite a few Democrats that they like Bernie Sanders and what he stands for but they’re not sure that he’s really a Democrat. After all, Sanders is the longest serving independent in the US Congress. It’s true that Sanders has always caucused with Democrats and serves in Senate committees accordingly, but is he truly a Democrat at heart? A good person to ask that question might be John Burton, the fiery chairman of the California Democratic Party. Back in 2011, Burton invited Bernie Sanders to be the keynote speaker at the California Democratic [Continue Reading]

Want to Help Change the Democratic Party? Run for County Central Committee!

Want to Help Change the Democratic Party? Run for County Central Committee! ACDCC, Politics 2 Responses »

Jan 272016

It’s no secret that the Democratic Party is in crisis. Nationally, the pro-Wall Street policies of the establishment are being challenged by the insurgent campaign of Bernie Sanders. In California, voters have expressed their displeasure to the growing corporatism of the Party by increasingly registering as “declined to state”. And in Alameda County, voters have shown their lack of respect for the Party by increasingly dismissing Party endorsements. While making systemic changes to the state and party structures is challenging, a good place to start is with county Democratic central committees. Most candidates for national office start their political careers [Continue Reading]

California Democratic Party to Automatically Endorse Incumbents

California Democratic Party to Automatically Endorse Incumbents Politics 3 Responses »

Jan 242016

The California Democratic Party has just become a little bit more undemocratic. New rules quietly enacted by the Party give Democratic incumbents for state and federal office the automatic endorsement of the Party. While in the past an incumbent would get the Party’s endorsement if he received just 70% of the votes at a pre-convention endorsement caucus or 50%+1 of the votes at the convention, incumbents will now be automatically endorsed unless 20% of all delegates from the district to file an objection. This is harder than it sounds. While delegates may punish a bad incumbent by voting for someone [Continue Reading]

Mike Honda’s Campaign Hits New Low with Trump reference

Mike Honda’s Campaign Hits New Low with Trump reference Politics No Responses »

Dec 302015

Today Mike Honda’s campaign sent an e-mail to Honda’s supporters (and people like me, who somehow ended up in his mailing list), suggesting that his opponent, Ro Khanna, is supported by Donald Trump. Forget the fact that Khanna is a liberal Democrat, who is deeply committed to human rights and social justice. Forget the fact that the differences in political ideology between Khanna and Mike Honda‘s are so minute that Honda has not been able to articulate them. And forget the fact that to Trump’s supporters likely consider Khanna a brown-skinned, non-Christian “anchor baby” worthy of the same type of [Continue Reading]

Want a Clean Democratic Party? Vote for Independent Party Members

Want a Clean Democratic Party? Vote for Independent Party Members Politics 2 Responses »

Jan 072015

Once again, it’s time for the election for delegates to represent AD 18 (San Leandro, Alameda and most of Oakland) to the California Democratic Party’s State Central Committee. State delegates get to vote on the party’s endorsement of Democratic candidates for state and national office, on the state party’s platform and on regional and state party officers. If we want to have a state party that is open to regular Democrats and that puts civil rights and social justice before the interests of the party machine, we need to elect delegates that represent those values. Voting for state delegates is [Continue Reading]

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