Since the election, the democratic party and progressives have engaged in debate over focus, frames and fundamental ideology.
What we seek, can be found not by re-inventing the wheel, but by turning our attention to our history books. The writings of Thomas Paine, and their distribution can serve as our playbook. His writings were simple enough to stir the emotions of peasant farmers and complex enough to incite the intellect of the educated elite.
Though I'll argue that sense is hardly a common attribute in our age, uncommon good sense is what separates us from the extremists who've hijacked our country.
These writings:
common sense
crisis
rights of man
age of reason
Should be the basis of our discussion and our platform, as well as a "jumping off point" for future discourse.
In our sound bite culture, the writings of Paine are as relevant today as they were at the time of our nations' founding.