How Delusional Are the Nutroots?So delusional that they may
manage to keep the Democrats from winning in 2008.
Why am I so pissed at Democrats lately? Simply put, it feels like many Democrats are taking something that does not belong to them--their excellent 2006 and 2008 electoral advantages--and then thoroughly ruining it.
Well, if the excellent electoral advantages do not belong to the Democrats, to whom do they belong? Answer: the Nutroots.
While Democrats were capitulating on the Iraq war and badly losing the 2002 elections anyway, it was the netroots who were forcing the removal of Trent Lott as new majority leader before the new Congress even started. While Democrats were praising Bush's invasion, it was the netroots who were re-invigorating small donors and on the ground progressive activists with anti-war messaging and candidates like Howard Dean. Blogs and organizations like MoveOn.org are the reason why Democrats closed the fundraising and activism gap on Republicans in 2004 and 2006, While Democrats were capitulating on the Iraq war and badly losing the 2002 elections anyway, it was the netroots who were forcing the removal of Trent Lott as new majority leader before the new Congress even started. While Democrats were praising Bush's invasion, it was the netroots who were re-invigorating small donors and on the ground progressive activists with anti-war messaging and candidates like Howard Dean. Blogs and organizations like MoveOn.org are the reason why Democrats closed the fundraising and activism gap on Republicans in 2004 and 2006...
In fact, the reason why the Democrats are doing so well now is nothing that they have done, or that the Nutroots have done. It's what the Republicans have done, and what they have failed to do. We joked about how the Democrats ran in 2004 on the platform that "We're not Republicans"; that failed (but still ended up much closer than anybody had a right to expect) in 2004, but it succeeded in 2006 and 2008 looks very much like more of the same.
Labels: 2008 Election, Democrats, Netroots Kooks
