The selection of the presidential candidate shouldn’t be the decision of the White House or Congress or the news media alone. All of them will all have their say for sure. But supporters of the Democratic Party should too. An easy way is to call your Congressional Representatives. The belief that everyone but voters should make the decision is mistaken. It matters who the nominee is, who takes the fight against Trump to the American people this fall. So to be no more than an observer to this crucial decision makes little sense.
Written by
Sam Webb
I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago.
While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut.
I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.
