2016 Postmortem

Public-private partnerships should become the rule, not the exception, in delivering services. Civic and voluntary groups, including faith-based organizations, should play a larger role in addressing America's social problems.

I even prefer the 1912 Bull Moose Party platform.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Party_(United_States,_1912)
The platform's main theme was reversing the domination of politics by business interests, which allegedly controlled the Republican and Democratic parties, alike. The platform asserted that:
To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.

The "Third Way" is about cutting welfare for the economically vulnerable while also placing the burden of "new skills" on them. It places faith in free markets and capitalism, domestically and abroad, but expects individuals to adapt to any changes that result.

Does our military expect new soldiers to be fully trained when they enlist? Do they expect voluntary groups to keep them afloat in the meantime? Or does our military pay new enlistees right from the start and then do the training themselves?

Models that cater to wealthy business owners, that don't treat "new skills" as their ultimate responsibility since THEY are the ones making such demands, is a problem.

If we're going to continue down the path of decentralized, individually responsible education and training, then it needs FAR more government funding which should come mostly from higher corporate and ownership taxes... and many people will need a basic minimum income to survive as they tackle those endeavors.

EDIT: It also blows my mind how many times that I've seen supposed Democrats here on DU making statements like, "Rural voters should move because those jobs aren't coming back. Adapt or die." Do they not see how out of touch that is? That's like people flippantly saying, "People in poor ghettos should just move." Moving takes money! And making such a leap is frightening without better safety nets! Meanwhile, many of those rural voters are more likely to see their local churches as more helpful than government. Heck, it's even in the "Third Way" platform -- e.g., "voluntary groups, including faith-based organizations, should play a larger role in addressing America's social problems." It's no wonder to me that so many "Christians" in this country vote Republican! Some Democrats have been driving them away!