In other words, while @maggieNYT's not wrong, the marches becoming a part of the party chair fight could've taken away from the event.
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Like, a grassroots movement isn't going to be a grassroots movement if it's immediately a part of the establishment structure.
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I get that folks disagree here. I'm just thinking of the way ~movements~ have arisen over the past decade ... and they've rarely been ...
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... seen as affiliated with either party's power structure. I'm thinking primarily of LGBT (Get Equal et al), DREAMers, Tea Party, Trump.
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agree with you generally here though that D.C. portion had a lot of the same old cast of celebrities and electeds
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Right, and if yesterday had only been DC, I'd imagine the view of the possibility/success of the day would be v diff.
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I mean, potential candidates for president in 2020 were there. Not sure I follow that logic.
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I'm a solid Dem, but not all the marchers were. This was greater than any [political] party.
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That's a weird either-or. People at the "top" can attend an event organized from the bottom up without making it top-down.
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@maggieNYT thought it was a women's march? Now it's a grass roots movement?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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yeah, that's why it would have been cool if these leaders didn't give speeches but just marched with the rest of us.
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You are mistaken.If you understood the meaning of "grassroots" movement you'd know this was started outside of politics &grew.
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It wasn't a "Party" event. Not only grassroots, but drew people from across the political spectrum.
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@maggieNYT fair but it certainly helped bolster@PeteButtigieg as my number 1 choice.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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