Reply #9: I keep hearing that... [View All]

[BlueIdaho]

And I'm not demeaning the work of progressives and liberals in the election process, but that's not the way I remember it working in Obama's victory. The thing that made the Obama victory so remarkable was the vast number of of previously uninvolved folks that held house parties, knocked on doors, made phone calls, drove voters to the polls and yes - gave huge sums of money to the cause. The Presidents victory was not about energizing the usual shock troops, it was about involving lots of hopeful Americans. For my money no one single group can claim the title of "king maker."

Are progressives and liberals important to the electoral process, yup. But at least around here there aren't enough of us to tip the scale. It takes a broad coalition of liberals, progressives, moderates, and "civilians" that refuse to be pigeon holed all looking for a better world to win an election. It will take that broad coalition to win again.

I think it can happen.