After watching Bill Clinton's first State of the Union address, I knew we'd been had.
"New Democrat" was Clinton's coinage and, though he was vague on the details, I had been willing, in the 1992 Presidential election, to take a chance on him (although, I must admit, I didn't make up my mind to vote for Clinton until two weeks before the election). What really decided my vote was asking myself this question: Can you stand extending the Reagan-Bush era to 16 years of your life?
Watching Clinton's State of the Union in January 1994, I realized that, by voting for Clinton, I had in fact voted to extend the Reagan-Bush era—in sheep's clothing.
For three decades I have been calling for the end of the Clintonian Democratic Party. With Dr. El-Sayed's victory this morning, I feel that we have finally made progress on this long, hard, slog for an end to corporate Democrats and a beginning of a party of, by, and for the people.
But I won't be re-registering as a Democrat any time soon. I need to see results. Nevertheless, alf mabrouk to Dr. El-Sayed on defeating AIPAC in this round. And thank you to the great state of Michigan for giving me this moment of joy.
