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Opinion Roundup: Why the Centrist DLC Is Shutting Down
By not in system - AOL NewsJust as President Barack Obama is being hailed for his Clintonesque turn toward centrist policies -- Triangulation 2.0," in the words of multiple pundits -- the icon of triangulation itself, the Democratic Leadership Council, has run out of cash and is closing up shop. The DLC has fallen far from its peak in the mid-'90s, Politico's Ben Smith reports, and has had trouble raising money because of a cool relationship with the Obama administration. From the Atlantic Wire After embarrassing losses in the 1980s, Al From founded the DLC to push the Democratic Party to the center. ...
Obama Urges Liberals to 'Keep Up the Fight'
By not in system - AOL NewsLAS VEGAS (July 24) -- President Barack Obama made an election-season appeal Saturday to disgruntled liberal activists and bloggers, assuring them his administration is committed to their causes and urging them to help elect Democrats in November. "Change hasn't come fast enough for too many Americans. I know that," Obama said in a surprise video appearance at the annual Netroots Nation convention. "I know it hasn't come fast for many of you who fought so hard during the election." In a year when Democrats are expected to lose seats in Congress, party leaders have grown concerned with ...
Bill Clinton: Unlikely Hero of the Liberal Netroots
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyHow times have changed. In his own era, the 1990s, Bill Clinton was hardly the flag-bearer for the nation's fledgling liberal "netroots" -- the grassroots blogosphere -- let alone the darling of the Democratic left. For starters, the man didn't even know how to use a computer. And during the 1992 presidential campaign, then-Gov. Clinton signed off on the execution of a brain-damaged African-American inmate, baited Jesse Jackson, and promised to "end welfare as we know it" – all while vowing to be a "different kind of Democrat." As president, he refused to end discrimination against gays ...
Obama Turns to Bloggers to Pass Health Care
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyWith many Democrats becoming squeamish about attempts to pass a health care bill before the August recess, President Obama and his chief adviser, David Axelrod, hosted a conference call (audio here) Monday with several prominent liberal bloggers. Their message was clear: Pressure nervous Democrats into passing something now. Obama isn't up for reelection until 2012, but many Democrats have to face voters next year. As such, they are understandably nervous about passing such sweeping legislation -- which will likely involve increasing the deficit, as well as tax increases for some Americans ...
Who's In Ezra Klein's Klub?
By Dave - Politics DailyEzra Klein admits it, he runs a private group exclusive to professional journalists, left-wing bloggers, and other inside-the-beltway luminaries, but he doesn't see the problem, natch:Mike Calderone's story on Journolist basically gets the list serv right......As for sinister implications, is it "secret?" No. Is it off-the-record? Yes. The point is to create a space where experts feel comfortable offering informal analysis and testing out ideas. Is it an ornate temple where liberals get together to work out "talking points?" Of course not. Half the membership would instantly quit if anything ...
Democrats in a Box
By Dave - Politics DailyFor a long time I've been arguing, more and more forcefully that Hillary Clinton will be the nominee, not based on her current standing in the polls or money raised, the status of which can change quickly, but based on the electability of the other candidates, Barack Obama and John Edwards. Starkly put, I don't think the Democrats are likely to go with either of these guys for various reasons. The grumbling about Hillary will wax and wane, but in the end she wins the nomination. And this recent article at DailyKos illustrates that point brilliantly. ...
How Important Are Netroots Endorsements?
By Matt Singer - Politics DailyIn an interview with Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall, Markos Moulitsas (the scary man behind DailyKos.com) talked about the different presidential contenders, but also made it clear he doesn't plan on endorsing any of them. It's a big difference between 2007 and 2003. In 2003, the nascent Netroots movement was coalescing around Howard Dean. In 2007, the "movement" is sitting it out, hemming and hawing from the sidelines rather than jumping into the thick with full-throated support. Indeed, even most movement leaders are sitting on the sidelines, acting more as neutral judges than as ...
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