SlowpokeBlog

The NY Times Magazine had a lengthy article about Howard Dean's "50 States" strategy, an effort to make the Democratic party a national party again, as opposed to narrowly focusing on a few close races in battleground states. Beltway Dems don't like it, and blame Dean for not fundraising as much as his predecessor Terry McAuliffe. To which I say:

1. Shut up, you blubbering losers. Your short-sighted approach to winning elections has utterly failed. Dean is absolutely doing the right thing by thinking long-term and reaching out to those of us in red states.

2. Maybe the reason people aren't donating money to the DNC has less to do with Howard Dean than the fact that they're tired of Democratic politicians selling out their moderate base again and again in order to kiss extremist Republican ass. They're thinking, "Why give money to a party that doesn't give back?" As much as I want to support Dean's efforts, as a donor I'd be more inclined to give to real Democrats individually.