Good afternoon. Some exciting news over at Daily Kos.

[demdiva]

Hey guys. I used to post here quite often, but it's been some time since I got into the fray. I'm thrilled to see all of you still out in force. I just wanted to share some exciting news from over at Daily Kos. Please check it out and rec.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/7/15/14517/7377

Best!
DemDiva

[MADem]

1. i am not a member, but that's neat -- I'll keep an eye on that race! nt

[demdiva]

2. Thanks. I'll be sure to cross-post updates here! nt

[KoKo]

17. Keep us Posted ....not all DU'ers view KOS as a clique......

and who is to talk about that...since DU itself is a clique...:shrug:

[aquart]

3. Nice, but sounds the teensiest bit cliquish.

[MADem]

4. Well, to be fair to those guys, they're pretty vital and "out there."

They are aggressive in their activism, their fundraising, they're hooked in to what's going on at the National Committee level, and they do span a wide spectrum of the party. The site owner is on TV a lot, too. I don't know what their membership is, in terms of numbers, but they are a force, certainly.

I'd be just as pleased if DU produced someone who was a viable candidate for national office.

[KoKo]

18. Ohhhh....DU did have one...running for Office in Florida in '02 ...and

he got lots of support from us. But, he's living and teaching in Dubai right now. :eyes:

jmach....

There have been a couple others....who put up a good fight.

[demdiva]

5. MADem is right

The site has long been home to a number of prominent activists as well as experienced professionals. The internet is simply one (very powerful) tool that'll help get a great candidate elected. This is not a Kos only race!!!

[sandnsea]

8. Jeff Seemann ran in 2004

He was a DUer and had a lot of DU support, although he didn't run as "the" DU candidate. Arrogant was the word I thought of when I read the diary, as if nobody else in the world has a valid thought except a "Kossack". I guess the liberal elitism trait isn't restricted to the DC consultant class after all.

[demdiva]

9. Thanks for your comment Sandsea

I'll be sure to pass on your comment. I know for a fact that there's no attempt to exclude others from the online community. Quite the opposite actually!

[sandnsea]

10. I wasn't referring to the online community

There's a whole other community out there that the online community needs to talk to once in a while.

[demdiva]

11. Oh gotcha. Grassroots all the way !!!

Rest assured this is NOT an online only race. As I mentioned in a post before the netroots is merely one tool (although an important and powerful one) that will be used to talk to the grassroots. But thanks again for you comment. That is an important point to make.

[sandnsea]

12. Oh never mind

I'm so fucking sick of hearing about roots I'd like to pull my hair out to be done with all of them. good luck in your election.

[demdiva]

13. Thanks for the good luck

Point taken. The grassroots are talked about frequently in politics as of late, but they are exceedingly important in this particular district. Thanks again.

[demdiva]

16. Just to be clear ... I'm not speaking on behalf of the campaign

But I am happy to forward on comments.

[MADem]

21. I understand anyone can join. I like the level of discourse there

I just find the site a bit hard to navigate. But then I am old fart...

I don't think the people there are cliquish, fwiw. They do seem knowledgeable, though--and that's a good thing.

[KoKo]

19. What do you

have against those folks at KOS? Many of them cross-post here and vice versa?

[sandnsea]

23. Oh, all "roots" type people

They drive me bonkers, the whole bunch of them. They think the entire world thinks exactly the way they do and that showing up at a meeting gives the the right to dictate the agenda for the entire country.

[Cameron27]

6. Very interesting!

I'll keep reading over there, but I hope you keep us updated. (one of these days I'm going to register, their format puts me off for some reason)

[demdiva]

7. I'm happy to keep the DU crowd updated nt

[MADem]

22. Ha!!! It's NOT just me, then!! I have trouble navigating as well... NT

[SharonRB]

14. Hey, demdiva!

:hi:

Just happened to see this thread. I just read that diary over at DK about a half hour ago. Should be an interesting race.

Are you going to YKos? If you are, we're trying to set up a DU meetup at some point. Hope you'll join us if you're going to be there.

Glad you're posting here again. See ya at facebook!

[demdiva]

15. Actually yes I am going to YKos

I just signed up this week. Send me a PM (that goes for anyone!).

[KoKo]

20. That's great! I'll get angry with KOS Site when DU has a Yearly Convention!

Until then...I'm happy to see a group of organized Progressives and Indies...getting together to hammer out strategy...or just DISCUSS!