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In Search of Common Ground
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 03, 2007 02:44pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, April 3, 2007 04:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Harold Ford
It's no secret that in some parts of the progressive blogosphere, the DLC has attained bogey-man status based on what I can only describe as a distorted view of the organization's history, and its alleged present status as a pillar of the Washington political establishment.
In fact, the DLC's real political base is among state and local elected officials from around the country--many hundreds of them have gone through our policy development training and attended our annual National Conversations. Contrary to what many think, DLCers are often as frustrated with D.C-based political consultants and pollsters as anyone in the Netroots. I know I'm personally very frustrated by the speed with which the 2008 presidential nominating process is already revolving around fundraising figures and polls, instead of ideas. And I'm abundantly aware and appreciative of the fact that the Netroots can become a positive force in fostering genuine intra-party debate, and in resisting the horse-race, money-meter approach to assessing the presidential campaign.
So, before we get into the policy discussion, I hope we can take this opportunity to put aside stereotypes and identify some common ground, including a civil debate about ideas and solutions Democrats can offer in 2008 to address our country's most pressing challenges. |
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