The Netroots Grow Up
By John Amato Thursday Jan 08, 2009 7:00pmMore good news on the progressive front:
A group of progressive operatives from MoveOn and labor circles have teamed with a prominent Internet pioneer to try to give the Sam Bennetts of the world the final push they need -- and send even more Perriellos to Congress. The organization will be the first of its kind exclusively to focus on electing progressive Democrats in congressional elections.
It won't focus its energy on unseating conservative Democrats, but Green, a cofounder, didn't rule out the possibility. Instead, it will prioritize competitive open-seat primaries and help general election candidates like Bennett and Perriello run effective campaigns.
The group's first forays are likely to be in the Illinois district vacated by Rahm Emanuel, who left to become Obama's chief of staff. Green says the group is in talks with a progressive labor lawyer, Tom Geoghegan, in that district. Another potential target: the California district emptied by Hilda Solis, who's been tapped to be labor secretary. "Our belief is there are many more Tom Perriellos out there who are on the cusp of winning," says Green. "There's a pattern of progressive candidates who are written off in the beginning and who come inches away from victory, but lose due to inefficient campaigns.
Check out the 'Bold Progressives' website:
The PCCC is a new PAC dedicated to helping bold progressive candidates run first-class campaigns and win.
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To throw off the shackles of servitude to the parties that only give lip service to the Progressive Cause.
DOWN WITH THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. They are only friends of the cause when it SUITS THEM. And only for as long as they need us to get elected. Then WE'RE TRASH TO THEM.
Obama has already given up and shat in the faces of those who elected him.
Clinton, Holder, Warren, et al, are proof of his lack of fidelity to his phony "Change."
It's time for a Progressive Party. NOW.
is only good for children! I am getting a little fed up with mirror images of reactionary wingnuts on so-called liberal sites.
Ad hominem arguments are all you can muster?
Just name-calling to try to prove... what?
does the shoe fit?
though I don't know if it will happen (a new party). It seems that the most progressive Dems in congress are also the most junior, so the spineless lifers are still running things (poorly I might add). They are already working hard to screw things up as much as possible before they gain the White House.
Pitiful.
Dems with purpose and some nads.
the free medical examinations guaranteed to them to check and verify that Durbin and Reid never had any!
and sadly, the new Interior Secretary to be Salazar from my state definitely lacks too!
He'll get a pass cause the brown stain on his nose is Republican in origin.
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