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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22077561

“I’m not interested in anyone who is moving further away from the center,” said Cindy Bass, a Pennsylvania committee member from Philadelphia. “The center is where we have to be.”

They're not going to change a thing unless people make them.

Find your local state delegate and personally tell them how you feel a centrist is only going to guarantee another Republican victory. They are listed here: https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_National_Committee

Bernie Sanders is working behind the scenes to get a progressive in there but he can't do it alone.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Please spread, cross post, share, whatever; wherever you can. People should have input into the democratic policy platform, but they're so brazen as to say the "center is where we need to be".

These people, these few hundred people, are a big problem with the democratic party.

We need to take the narrative back from centrists. It can be done by telling the DNC what to do, not the other way around.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Does the article tell us how to cast a vote? I skimmed it and couldn’t find a link to where I could at least send an email.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

It's not voted on directly, you are going to want to talk to your state's party chair to try to convince them vote on the type of chair like you would a congress person on a vote for something. In the body of the post, you can find how to find your state's party chair

Here's the table copied over:

State Chair | State Chair
Alabama Randy Kelley | Montana Robyn Driscoll
Alaska Mike Wenstrup | Nebraska Jane Kleeb
American Samoa Patrick Ti'a Reid[15] | Nevada Daniele Monroe-Moreno
Arizona Yolanda Bejarano | New Hampshire Raymond Buckley
Arkansas Grant Tennille | New Jersey LeRoy J. Jones, Jr.
California Rusty Hicks | New Mexico Jessica Velasquez
Colorado Shad Murib | New York Jay Jacobs
Connecticut Nancy DiNardo | North Carolina Anderson Clayton
Delaware Elizabeth D. Maron | North Dakota Adam Goldwyn
District of Columbia Charles Wilson | Ohio Liz Walters
Florida Nikki Fried | Oklahoma Alicia Andrews
Georgia Nikema Williams | Oregon Rosa Colquitt
Guam Anthony Babauta[16] | Pennsylvania Sharif Street
Hawaii Derek Turbin | Puerto Rico Charles Rodriguez
Idaho Lauren Necochea[17] | Rhode Island Liz Beretta-Perik
Illinois Elizabeth Hernandez | South Carolina Christale Spain
Indiana Mike Schmuhl | South Dakota Shane Merrill
Iowa Rita Hart | Tennessee Hendrell Remus
Kansas Jeanna Repass | Texas Gilberto Hinojosa
Kentucky Colmon Elridge | U.S. Virgin Islands Carol M. Burke[18]
Louisiana Randal Gaines | Utah Diane Lewis
Maine Bev Uhlenhake | Vermont David Glidden
Maryland Ken Ulman | Virginia Susan Swecker
Massachusetts Steve Kerrigan | Washington Shasti Conrad
Michigan Lavora Barnes | West Virginia Mike Pushkin
Minnesota Ken Martin | Wisconsin Ben Wikler
Mississippi Cheikh Taylor | Wyoming Joe Barbuto
Missouri Russ Carnahan | Democrats Abroad Martha McDevitt-Pugh
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can't find a way to contact CA guy, only a way to give him $

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

[email protected] or also [email protected] seemed to be listed on various California Democratic Party documents for him


If anyone else is having any issues finding the contact emails, reply to me with a state and I can try to help you find it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Texas' Hinojosa, when asked about Democrats' willingness to stand for trans rights, said the only part out loud: "I think what the Democratic Party has to realize is that there's some things that we can support and some things that we cannot. And when we're pressed upon to take votes of these kinds that we need to be cognizant of the long term consequences of these kinds of votes."

He has since announced that he will be resigning effective March 2025, which is after the party elects a new chair. He has no incentive to listen. Not that he ever did. At least he's leaving. Good fucking riddance. It's a shame it didn't happen years ago, but he will not stand with trans people, and he absolutely will not move to the left under any circumstances.

I'm still going to do my bit and contact his office, but I harbor no illusions about him. What other avenues do Texans have?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Reading more about DNC chair elections, the state party's vice chair usually also votes for chair too (among others). For Texas, that's Shay Wyrick-Cathey ([email protected])

For what it's worth it looks like his comments about trans people are what produced a large push to get the Texas Democratic party chair to step down. He said he was stepping down the day after he gave an apology

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Reading more about DNC chair elections, the state party’s vice chair usually also votes for chair too (among others). For Texas, that’s Shay Wyrick-Cathey ([email protected])

Thank you. This is useful information.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's not like that boat will be tallied or even looked at, If you don't have millions of bucks to give them, you don't have a voice in government.