Open Left

The only chance of getting independents and disaffected Democrats is to keep the agenda simple, understandable, debatable by ordin ary citizens (not just wonks and Beltway technocrats):

A clear jobs creation program. First and foremost. Including lower taxes on mutual funds/investment funds that invest funds exclusively in the USA. Guarantee for these funds of a certain minimum level of returns, decade by decade, say 7%.

Health care reform one step/one bill at a time. Then spell out 5-6 bills.

Eliminating bailouts, and access to FDIC and Fed cheap money, for banks that profit from trading. Or educating on/proposing the Swedish model for bank bailouts and regulations. This is a true capitalistic. free markets plan. No free bailouts, no bank subsidies. Let the market work.