The idea of Democratic Party unity\u00a0– in Minnesota and nationwide – has passed beyond “charade” and “myth” into outright fraud.<\/p>\n
No, I”m not talking about the primary battle; while the Dems’ three-way battle for the Gubernatorial nod is a sign of a deep split in the party, it is simply how things are done under our current caucus\/convention\/primary system.<\/p>\n
No – even after the primaries are done and Mark Dayton once again proves that the DFL endorsement is in fact the kiss of death, and the party supposedly “unites” behind the former Senator, all that “unity” talk will be a complete fraud.\u00a0 The DFL – indeed, Democrats nationwide – will be misleading the people by saying they are united.<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
Because I”m not one of them.\u00a0 Not anymore.<\/p>\n
I was a Democrat, and at least on economic policy a fairly liberal one, until I was in my early twenties.\u00a0 I am a former Liberal Democrat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And even though the only Democrats I’ve voted for in the past 25 years were Randy Kelly and Norm Coleman, and I”ve been a conservative activist for fifteen years and a conservative talk show host on and (mostly) off for 24 years, now, the fact that the Democratic party at any level say that they’re united without me<\/em>, Mitch Berg, former Democrat, is proof that they are lying to the people about being “unified”.<\/p>\n Even though I believe absolutely none of the things that the DFL is currently about.\u00a0 Zero.<\/p>\n It doesn’t matter.\u00a0 As a former Democrat, I am what matters<\/em>.<\/p>\n Absurd?<\/p>\n