Focused Read 3 minutes
"Our
Fight Begins Anew"
By Donna Brazile
Interim Chair of the
Democratic National Committee
"There’s
no last word in politics, just the next word. Two weeks ago, the
American people spoke the next word.
While
we Democrats worked our hearts out, we fell short of winning the
White House. Yet the results of this election show that our voices
are needed now, more than ever.
We must
never forget that, for the sixth time in the last seven presidential
elections, ournominee won the popular
vote. As of this writing, our candidate is ahead in the vote count by
nearly 2 million votes. We gained new seats in the US House and
Senate, though not enough to win a majority in either chamber of
Congress.
We lost
ground in the state houses, but our progressive agenda scored wins
all the same. For instance, we can take some pride that at least 2
million Americans who live from paycheck to paycheck will get
much-needed and long overdue pay raises because working people won
referenda to increase the minimum wage in Arizona, Colorado, Maine
and Washington State.
For me,
this was the second time in five years that I have accepted a
temporary assignment as Democratic National Committee Chair and it
has been an honor to serve for the Obama Administration. As anyone
who has ever worked as a substitute teacher, an office temp or an
agency nurse can tell you, part-time work can be a full-time
challenge.
Although the election is behind us, my charge isn’t over yet. As I serve out the remainder of my term, we will:Fight to win our runoff races;
Complete the recounts in contested races;
Continue to invest in our cyber-security, so that an autocrat in the Kremlin will never be able to hack into our democracy;
Amplify our Party’s platform, the most progressive in American history;
Close down our field offices and assist our staff and volunteers who are now without jobs;
And, critically, elect a new Chair of the Democratic National Committee to carry our fight forward.
Our
next Chair has a critical role to play in galvanizing Democrats, in
spreading our progressive message of opportunity and respect for all
Americans, and in fighting for the shared values that we all hold
dear. I will proudly support them in that work, whoever they may be.
My only
word of counsel has to do with my long-time assignment at the
DNC — and my lasting, lifetime passion — serving as Vice
Chair for Civic Engagement and Voter Participation. As I prepare to
step away from that role, and especially after this election, I’m
reminded yet again why voting is so important.
This
was the first election in 50 years without the full protection of the
Voting Rights Act, and we had to fight this campaign in 14 states
that had brand new voting restrictions put in place for this
presidential election.
In many
swing states, voter suppression succeeded in its ultimate, if
unstated goal: diluting democracy through disfranchisement. ... "
You can read Donna's piece
here
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Focused Thought
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Focused Action
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Direct source information for Democrats:
The Democratic Party Website
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Thank you for Networking for Democrats today!
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(Remember 2018...)
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