Susie Madrak of Crooks and Liars shouts loudly at Democrats. Chances are they won't hear. But thank you, Susie, for trying...
Democrats still can't seem to grasp that voters want them to stand for something -- something other than their own reelections, I mean. Believe it or not, most voters don't have a problem when their congressperson votes for something they don't agree with -- as long as the elected takes ownership and speaks forthrightly about it. It's all this equivocating, focus-group-tested blather that really pisses off voters. Naturally, the DCCC's Steve Israel leans heavily on such tactics, and spends most of his time trying to kneecap progressive candidates in favor of Blue Dogs.
Yeah, that's worked out so well. ...Madrak,C&L
Nobody on the left should be sending the DCCC money. Keep your hands away from your pockets except for individual candidates. The Democrat party doesn't deserve a dime. But there are some very good candidates running as Dems around the country who could use clean money -- money that goes straight from you to candidate.
Just slam down the phone when the Party calls.
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There's hope. Political Wire picks up on Nate Silver's latest view of the election:
... Republicans’ odds have improved in several important races since the launch of our model. Democrats’ odds have improved in several others. But the two states with the largest shifts have been Colorado and North Carolina — in both cases, the movement has been in Democrats’ direction. ...538
