cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22077561

“I’m not interested in anyone who is moving further away from the center,” said Cindy Bass, a Pennsylvania committee member from Philadelphia. “The center is where we have to be.”

They’re not going to change a thing unless people make them.

Find your local state delegate and personally tell them how you feel a centrist is only going to guarantee another Republican victory. They are listed here: https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_National_Committee

Bernie Sanders is working behind the scenes to get a progressive in there but he can’t do it alone.

  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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    Does the article tell us how to cast a vote? I skimmed it and couldn’t find a link to where I could at least send an email.

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      It’s not like that boat will be tallied or even looked at, If you don’t have millions of bucks to give them, you don’t have a voice in government.

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      It’s not voted on directly, you are going to want to talk to your state’s party chair to try to convince them vote on the type of chair like you would a congress person on a vote for something. In the body of the post, you can find how to find your state’s party chair

      Here’s the table copied over:

      State Chair | State Chair
      Alabama Randy Kelley | Montana Robyn Driscoll
      Alaska Mike Wenstrup | Nebraska Jane Kleeb
      American Samoa Patrick Ti’a Reid[15] | Nevada Daniele Monroe-Moreno
      Arizona Yolanda Bejarano | New Hampshire Raymond Buckley
      Arkansas Grant Tennille | New Jersey LeRoy J. Jones, Jr.
      California Rusty Hicks | New Mexico Jessica Velasquez
      Colorado Shad Murib | New York Jay Jacobs
      Connecticut Nancy DiNardo | North Carolina Anderson Clayton
      Delaware Elizabeth D. Maron | North Dakota Adam Goldwyn
      District of Columbia Charles Wilson | Ohio Liz Walters
      Florida Nikki Fried | Oklahoma Alicia Andrews
      Georgia Nikema Williams | Oregon Rosa Colquitt
      Guam Anthony Babauta[16] | Pennsylvania Sharif Street
      Hawaii Derek Turbin | Puerto Rico Charles Rodriguez
      Idaho Lauren Necochea[17] | Rhode Island Liz Beretta-Perik
      Illinois Elizabeth Hernandez | South Carolina Christale Spain
      Indiana Mike Schmuhl | South Dakota Shane Merrill
      Iowa Rita Hart | Tennessee Hendrell Remus
      Kansas Jeanna Repass | Texas Gilberto Hinojosa
      Kentucky Colmon Elridge | U.S. Virgin Islands Carol M. Burke[18]
      Louisiana Randal Gaines | Utah Diane Lewis
      Maine Bev Uhlenhake | Vermont David Glidden
      Maryland Ken Ulman | Virginia Susan Swecker
      Massachusetts Steve Kerrigan | Washington Shasti Conrad
      Michigan Lavora Barnes | West Virginia Mike Pushkin
      Minnesota Ken Martin | Wisconsin Ben Wikler
      Mississippi Cheikh Taylor | Wyoming Joe Barbuto
      Missouri Russ Carnahan | Democrats Abroad Martha McDevitt-Pugh
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        Texas’ Hinojosa, when asked about Democrats’ willingness to stand for trans rights, said the only part out loud: “I think what the Democratic Party has to realize is that there’s some things that we can support and some things that we cannot. And when we’re pressed upon to take votes of these kinds that we need to be cognizant of the long term consequences of these kinds of votes.”

        He has since announced that he will be resigning effective March 2025, which is after the party elects a new chair. He has no incentive to listen. Not that he ever did. At least he’s leaving. Good fucking riddance. It’s a shame it didn’t happen years ago, but he will not stand with trans people, and he absolutely will not move to the left under any circumstances.

        I’m still going to do my bit and contact his office, but I harbor no illusions about him. What other avenues do Texans have?

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          Reading more about DNC chair elections, the state party’s vice chair usually also votes for chair too (among others). For Texas, that’s Shay Wyrick-Cathey ([email protected])

          For what it’s worth it looks like his comments about trans people are what produced a large push to get the Texas Democratic party chair to step down. He said he was stepping down the day after he gave an apology

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            Reading more about DNC chair elections, the state party’s vice chair usually also votes for chair too (among others). For Texas, that’s Shay Wyrick-Cathey ([email protected])

            Thank you. This is useful information.