The message ought to be give the GOP a chance and see how high you can rise in its ranks. It apprears to me that the Democrats have to keep the welfare recipients out of the party and on the welfare rolls addicting them to the system and making sure they continue to vote Democratic therefore keeping their base where it is, in the toilet. In regards to an above question, I feel the major problem with schools is the outdated influence of the Teachers Union. Once Detroit had to compete with Japan, they started producing better cars. I'd like to see that same competition in the schools.
Unions are afraid they'll lose influence, and jobs.
But even they can compete if they start producing a decent product. Already some government programs such as refugee resettlement are done by religiously affiliated groups. They do a better job of getting people off welfare and into jobs because they insist on changing behavior and they expect accountability. Government just hands out checks and expects little in return. Teach a man to fish and he'll never starve.