I see - you find a politician who is willing to compromise their beliefs just to get elected and you grasp that as validating your position that the Democratic Party must say or do whatever it takes to get elected? Don't you think that during Steyer's campaign someone will ask him why he's not discussing climate change? What should he say then? That he's simply cast aside his beliefs because he's now a realist? What about the next hard topic? No, he will be seen as what he is - a man without true convictions who is simply taking a purely transactional approach in order to gain power. This is not leadership, and frankly, the last thing the Democratic Party needs is another elitist billionaire who is far removed from any personal urgency about the problems Americans face. The Democratic Party needs - we all need - a communicator with a vision. Someone who can explain the hard issues like climate change, and proffer real workable solutions.
The alternative is that the other guys get elected. How’s that working out? You have to win the votes of the electorate we have, not the one you wish we had.
I see - you find a politician who is willing to compromise their beliefs just to get elected and you grasp that as validating your position that the Democratic Party must say or do whatever it takes to get elected? Don't you think that during Steyer's campaign someone will ask him why he's not discussing climate change? What should he say then? That he's simply cast aside his beliefs because he's now a realist? What about the next hard topic? No, he will be seen as what he is - a man without true convictions who is simply taking a purely transactional approach in order to gain power. This is not leadership, and frankly, the last thing the Democratic Party needs is another elitist billionaire who is far removed from any personal urgency about the problems Americans face. The Democratic Party needs - we all need - a communicator with a vision. Someone who can explain the hard issues like climate change, and proffer real workable solutions.
The alternative is that the other guys get elected. How’s that working out? You have to win the votes of the electorate we have, not the one you wish we had.