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The Democratic Party has to return to the most important issues to every voter - the economy. Most Americans only care about how their lives are directly effected by Washington and decisions made in the state assemblies.

The actions of the President and the current Congress have already started to put pressure on everyone except their friends who are in the 1%. If Democrat candidates start designing and delivering messages focusing exclusively on the dramatic and damaging economic decisions made by GOP incumbents, those messages will have an impact.

This is not rocket science, but in the last decade, the Democratic Party has lost the thread. Winning isn’t about the progressive “base.” Winning is about getting voters who just want hope for a better life through good wages, lower food prices, and equitable health care. Focusing on the rest of the progressive agenda only hurts the Party’s chances of returning to some sort of political relevancy.

OK, I’m a geezer, a veteran, a retired member of “the Deep State,” and a guy who is absolutely a centrist. I have voted for common sense politicians regardless of the party affiliation.

In the last decade both parties have been captured by their fringes. The first party to come to its senses and move to the center will be the party that wins elections. I sincerely hope it is the Democratic Party.

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