People have been talking about kicking the DLC out of the party for six years.

[LoZoccolo]

[Me.]

1. Only Six?

[DJ13]

2. When was NAFTA ratified?

[Luminous Animal]

8. Yep. People were protesting the power of DLC during the NAFTA debates and afterwards.

But Clinton had a "D" after is name, so labor and labor supporters were largely ignored.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. Is that all it's been?

Somehow it seems longer. Much longer.

[ashling]

5. DLC got its start from Gov. Bill Clinton as I recall

My wife was on staff of Energy & Commerce and was asked to join.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. That long ago was it?

I knew it had been around since the 90's but to be honest I didn't realize it started when Clinton was still a governor. That's a long time.


Hi, ashling, I hope you and yours are doing well! :hi:

[ashling]

7. I believe so

It didn't really get going until after he became president ... the whole back to the center movement (well, right of center actually)

:hi:

[Moochy]

4. But like a bad rash

[scarletwoman]

9. Longer than that. I personally started railing against the DLC as soon as I joined DU, in 2001.

Had DU existed in the 90s, I would have railed against the DLC then.

sw