Dredging the primary is the most important thing Dems can do right now. [View all]

[RadiationTherapy]

There is a battle for the moral and economic heart of the dem party. While DU had been made into a haven for Clinton supporters by stifling dissent against the platform and campaign being run on, now there is more open communication being allowed to challenge that authority. It seems to me that Clinton and Sanders are worlds apart in terms of bringing fire to the class war, but they seem unified in terms of civil rights, equal opportunity, protecting the vulnerable and so on. As a result, I think there is a growing emphasis here on how to fight back against the abuse of the wealthy, but it isn't, I hope, an abandonment of other demographic wars being waged.

In any case, I believe that if Clinton's and Sanders' messages are relevant and popular, it ought not be difficult to find their principles in fresher dem candidates. Which ideas emerge and at what intensity will, in a small part, be defined by the conversations here. I think that is exceedingly valuable.