‘No!’

The next two weeks, November 1 and 8, 2021, will address electoral matters. 

The first week will be timed with the 2021 gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. They rank as the nation’s Nos. 11 and 12 most-populous states. The two states are often perceived as harbingers for what will come the following year.

The second week will be timed one year out from the scheduled 2022 midterm elections. That topic will, in fact, be published here on Progressives Chat on November 8. 

I will weight in electorally with both topics during those weeks.

This week, as we are closing out October 2021 (and a Happy Halloween!, come next Sunday, to anyone who wants the greeting), the timing is right for me to state my position.

“No!”

I will not vote for the Democratic Party.

My answer is “No!” to the Democratic Party.

There are so many reasons—easily understood by Progressives Chat readers and commenters—that there is no need for me to expend any energy. But, I will give this one reason (which is actually reason enough): I will not vote for a political party which rigs its primaries.

There is one more thing to say. 

It feels good.

What does not feel good is to say good-bye to another formerly listed Recommendation. 

Paul Jay’s theAnalysis.news is no longer included in “Videos.” It was mentioned, a few months ago, by a forum member here that Jay’s position on “Force the Vote” came across as if he didn’t quite understand what that was about—or, perhaps, he did to some extent but was not especially supportive. I missed that period. What I did not miss was the below video. 

Paul Jay comes across as yet another Voice on the Left who gives us one more talking-to about how the Republicans are so dangerous and it is only the Democrats who can save us. That we need the Democrats. 

“No!”

Replacing theAnalysis.news is economist Richard Wolff.