Reply #50: grassroots [View All]

[atl_dem]

"the point was made that the Party needs to allow the grassroots to participate more actively in the selection of candidates ... the assertion was that the DLC has been able to substantially control the money and the process ... do you agree or disagree with that point?"


The DNC picked candidates from 68 to 88... the results sucked.

The DLC influenced candidate selection in 92, 96. Gore just rode Clinton's coattails.

Kerry was the quentissential dnc candidate. Lieberman confuses things b/c he claims he is a new democrat but just kind of rides clinton's coattails again... and Mass. and Conneticut politicians just can't reach the voters the democrats need to reach.

I agree in theory that the grassroots needs to participate actively in teh selection of candidates... but the DNC machine has historically hijacked the nominating process in the DLC in my opinion has reflected more of the grassroots than the dnc.

As pointed out previously the DLC is just an opining entity the dnc is the "machine" of the democratic party... the dnc lashing out against the dlc like it is subordinate to the dlc is counterproductive to say the least.