The Dem contract should be similar to Bernie's but also antiwar: (1) Get money out of politics, (2) Pass the John Lewis Voting Right Act, and stop gerrymandering and other forms of voter suppression, (3) End the forever wars for real, close most overseas military bases, lower the Pentagon budget, and expose and dismantle most of the CIA, (4) Raise taxes on the rich and claw back some of the tens of trillions of dollars transferred to the 1%, (5) Reform health care by implementing Medicare for All, and (6) Re-enact the environmental, health, and financial regulations dismantled by the GOP. Thing is... the mainstream Democrats are beholden to many of the same corporations and rich people that fund the GOP.
Unrelated fun fact: in 2003, a progressive client of mine wanted to copy the GOPAC idea, and produce audio content to provide candidates with lessons on how to talk about their issue. I reached out to a Democratic researcher to ask if she had the GOPAC tapes handy for us to study. She didn't, but we started emailing about Newt and various other things, and in the end we ended up dating for 2 1/2 years. Most embarrassingly DC meet-cute ever.
Easy to start:
A living minimum wage
protect collective bargaining
progressive taxes
Trust busting resumed
Civil rights for all
Universal Medical care (Medicare for all)
Reduce military spending
A permanent national infrastructure bank
Reverse Citizens United (get money out of politics)
Restrict Presidential military power
Anyone else want to add to the list?
The Dem contract should be similar to Bernie's but also antiwar: (1) Get money out of politics, (2) Pass the John Lewis Voting Right Act, and stop gerrymandering and other forms of voter suppression, (3) End the forever wars for real, close most overseas military bases, lower the Pentagon budget, and expose and dismantle most of the CIA, (4) Raise taxes on the rich and claw back some of the tens of trillions of dollars transferred to the 1%, (5) Reform health care by implementing Medicare for All, and (6) Re-enact the environmental, health, and financial regulations dismantled by the GOP. Thing is... the mainstream Democrats are beholden to many of the same corporations and rich people that fund the GOP.
Did I forget anything?
Unrelated fun fact: in 2003, a progressive client of mine wanted to copy the GOPAC idea, and produce audio content to provide candidates with lessons on how to talk about their issue. I reached out to a Democratic researcher to ask if she had the GOPAC tapes handy for us to study. She didn't, but we started emailing about Newt and various other things, and in the end we ended up dating for 2 1/2 years. Most embarrassingly DC meet-cute ever.