Not a Democrat and influencing our party.

This began here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=569889&mesg_id=570104&page=

Then why are you worried about our primaries? Why do we have people outside of our party influencing our discussions and elections. Here goes a flame fest... With all due respect... Why do we have Greens and anyone else not registered as a dem influencing us. I am thinking about whether Greens are hostile to Dems. The Democratic party is great and it has a lot to offer as far as social and political policy.

97,000 people voted for Nader in Florida. That sounds hostile to me. Maybe registered Democrats need to tell greens why they should be with us, not them.

One last thing. Let me get the Clark cheap shot out there now. Clark is not a democrat. Blah blah. Like Sharpton said: "It is better to be a new democrat than to be a democrat that acts like a republican all along."

This is not constructive. Green bashing. Attacking Clark. This is not constructive either.

I mean there's no need to attack a person "for not being a real democrat."

Jesus, are we going to say to people across this country. That only people who are "real democrats" can vote for us? So are we going to win with 35% of the vote? Doubt it.

The Democratic Party = everybody welcome. Former Republicans, independants and Greens alike.

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Thanks,
Taylor
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