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Transperancy is very important. It is also important to work with people who share the goal of electing Democrats. There were MANY things about Clinton's presidency with which I took issue, but compared to Bush? C'mon. I think its important to ensure that the process by which the party's agenda is crafted is as democratic as possible. Our primary system allows a pretty decent opportunity to champion your idea of what the party should be. I wish more people were involved in it. The first step is being accomplished on wonderful blogs such as this. We are hammering out ideas and crafting a (hopefully) coherent message for our party. Feingold took a stand and caught some poll mojo for differentiating himself from the rest of the pro-war, anti-Bush Potentials. Us rank'n'filers want someone who has opposed this whole stupid war from the beginning like we did. If there is one thing politicians know, its how to position themselves to ride a wave of public opinion. I don't buy the idea that Dems should focus on security in the present sense of the term. Kerry tried to win (read: LOST) by saying the war was right but he would've executed it better. Baloney. So, yes, I am worried that these groups (NDN, DLC whatever) exert disproportionate influence within the party. But recent blog polls boosting Russ show that we may not be sheep to be led around after all.
by hazzcon on Fri Aug 19, 2005 at 05:12:01 PM EST


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