Does DU have a voice in the Democratic party?

[Peak_Oil]

Does anybody at the established leadership of the Democratic party read this site and listen to what we have to say? Is there any evidence that the discussions we engage in have any impact on policy at the federal level?

If so, please name names.

[Liberty Belle]

1. Elizabeth posted here around election time.

Someone said Chris Heinz has also visited here.

[jonnyblitz]

2. and so has wes clark's son...n/t

[Moloch]

5. REally? When was this?

I am sorry I missed that

I am a clarkie!

[jonnyblitz]

7. oh i don't have the date marked down....

it was not too long ago when somebody posted a sorta negative post in a thread that he wasn't liberal enough and he (wes jr. ?) chimed in kind of annoyed with it all...who knows if it was really him but another Clarkie in the thread claimed to know for sure and vouch for him. who knows :shrug:

[wyldwolf]

11. I remember a particular thread Chris Heinz was in...

...one of our resident haters of democrats subjected him to all manner of paranoid conspiracy theories.

I may even have that bookmarked!

[DustMolecule]

3. Yes

People are listening and learning. Democracy is hard-at-work at this site...can't "name names' at this point, cause you wouldn't recognize them right now....they're still 'cooking' :-)

[medeak]

4. and so did Kerry's step son

best emotive post imo..

[nightperson]

6. Some recent encouraging words about the "blogosphere" in general

from 2 Kerry endorsers:

1. Michael Kinsley: "What floored me was not just the volume and speed of the feedback but its seriousness and sophistication. Sure, there were some simpletons and some name-calling nasties echoing rote-learned propaganda. But we get those in letters to the editor. What we don't get, nearly as much, is smart and sincere intellectual engagement -- mostly from people who are not intellectuals by profession -- with obscure and tedious, but important, issues."

2. Andrew Sullivan: "Yep. You guys are the real stars of the blogosphere - the interlocutors and readers and writers who were once consigned to relative silence, but now have a medium all your own...And in the end, some truths do emerge, if you have the balls to acknowledge them. It's the purest form of democratic discussion yet devised. It's a big fucking deal. But if you're reading this, you probably know that."

[blondeatlast]

9. Oh, puke and hurl. I agree with that wipe Andrew Sullivan.

This is a dark, dark, day, indeed.

:puke:

[Pepperbelly]

8. If they do, I hope they haven't done so lately. nt

[blondeatlast]

10. True that. nt

[WI_DEM]

12. Not much I think

[greenohio]

13. Some.

If we had a larger voice, the party would be a lot smaller. Apparently we hate impurity.

[Cheswick2.0]

14. not because of what we post here

But if you are active in politics in real life then you have a voice.
I found DFA through this forum and I am very active with that organization which is making real change in the world.
I am also better informed than most people because I read a lot of news sorces that are posted here.

[brainshrub]

15. I hear that Brainshrub visits this site.

He's very important among the "White-blue eyed-34 year old-Asheville-Rock Climbers-Who's Last Name has the letter H in it" Demographic.