I'm talking about all the folk Matt Stoller links.
What did you expect to happen? Is the Presidential candidate not always the leader of the party?
Okay, let me put it this way.
Both these guys ran at a time their respective parties had no leader. You know what happened to them.
I admit I was surprised when I heard Obama's campaign was pointing folks away from MoveOn and such. But what you have to remember is that Obama is not the only point at which you can apply pressure. You got your crews that are looking at Congressional candidates, too. They will attend to you. If you can't influence an officeholder's reaction to events, you try to influence the events he must respond to.
Come to think of it, that might be better anyway.
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Party is not used to being led...
As long as folks keep trying to influence someone somewhere, and don't think any of these folks are leading us to promised land...
Br. Barack is about to get a
Br. Barack is about to get a lesson in real Democratic Party grassroot politics. These folks are not going to take any direction whatsoever from him and his campaign. He had better keep a copy of Will Rogers' famous quote on a card and carry it around in his wallet. The chance to kick Republicans when they are down is simply too appealing to pass up.
"I am not a member of any
"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat."
Gotta give him credit for trying
He saw this was a deficiency, and is trying to correct it. We'll see what happens. I still think they're in a state of shock; they're trying to figure out how the hell the Black guy won. Just more grist for my articles about this campaign. But, I was impressed by reading the article; I just hadn't seen how macro Obama was; how totally comprehensive he was taking this. I do think a nice chunk of this is an attempt to cleave the Clinton influence from the Democratic Party.
"I do think a nice chunk of
"I do think a nice chunk of this is an attempt to cleave the Clinton influence from the Democratic Party."
Maybe, but the folks that Obama and his campaign are attempting to corral refused to follow or be led by the Clintons, too. They are Democrats and are quite loyal but they value their independence and they value their ability to stake out a position that is independent from the party even more highly.
What Obama and his people need to understand and accept is that many of these people are pissed-the-hell-off at how George Bush and his team have literally gotten away with crime after crime for the past eight years. They are not in a conciliatory mood and they will resist efforts to pacify them. If I were giving him advice, I would say let them be and not worry about them. They will not accept marching orders. They like Obama but they need their independence too.