Re: [North Georgia Democrats] Charles Schumer on how the Democrats can Win in 2016.

Roger Darr commented on your post in North Georgia Democrats. Roger Darr 11:24am Nov 26 This represents a major course correction for the party so I think it's worth watching the whole speech if you can. There's a lot of persuasive information and historical perspective that get's lost in the summary. Comment History Frank Gilkeson 10:44am Nov 26 here is a good summary of the speech. alot of good points i thought. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/11/chuck-schumers-cure-for-democrats/383175/ Roger Darr 10:36am Nov 26 Thanks for posting this Frank. I'm only half way through listening to it but I'm really excited to see someone in the party establishment actually gets it. Ron Fogaros 9:30am Nov 26 The largest single factor in bankrupcies in the US is medical bills. Sometimes you can tackle fiscal promlems from the top down, as FDR did with Social Security. I don't believe that we should turn our backs on the progressive agenda..we still lag far behind the rest of the world. Kathryn Sproull 9:12am Nov 26 I disagree with the part about healthcare reform being premature...it was long overdue...but at some point, the middle class is going to have to stand up at the ballot box and demand policies that strengthen it instead of shrinking it. Ken Akins 7:45am Nov 26 Sounds interesting. Original Post Frank Gilkeson 7:44pm Nov 25 Charles Schumer on how the Democrats can Win in 2016. National Press Club speech this morning. I listened to it live and found it quite stimulating. Highlights for me. Key issue is middle class is losing out in current economy. GDP and stock market up and Middle Class Income down. Technology and globalization are causing more economic benefits to go to capital than to labor. The way to win is to focus on lifting up the middle class with government programs and law changes. It was a mistake in 2008 to push for heathcare reform before completely fixing the economy. It is a long speech but worthwhile. http://www.c-span.org/video/?322914-1%2Fsenator-charles-schumer-dny-november-midterm-elections View Post on Facebook · Edit Email Settings · Reply to this email to add a comment.