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It feels like we are watching the birth of a new Democratic Party. For so long there has been a "scarcity" survival mentality where we narrowed our focus further and further. In our current crisis, people -- really good people -- are stepping up and running in places they probably haven't seen a Democrat in ages. Any in-roads we make will be a victory we can build on.

Hope is the life's blood of any resistance. Hope in the face of adversity inspires action. And action feeds hope. A virtuous cycle I see gaining momentum.

They want us overwhelmed and immobilized by cynicism and hopelessness. The more of us who refuse to go there, the better our chances of making the next decade the birth of a new, better era grounded in the fundamental values of our liberal democracy.

And a liberal democracy that collectively chooses to socialize certain segments does not make this a socialist county.

Making America a nation we can be proud of is all about building a government that protects our individual rights while providing the public infrastructure and services we choose to provide ourselves.

In the course of our history these fundamental principles are a constant and central to our identity as a nation.

It is the fascist corporatists that are seeking to destroy the character of this nation.

As long as we are clear about these basics, we will build a new majority coalition.