Reply #30: And I agree with that part of the argument fully.

[K-W]

And I guess I do agree to a large extent on the money. Labor needs to stop just spending on democrats and start spending only on democrats who will support labor.

But the essay misses the mark a little. Unions should be working just as hard in the political sphere or at least that should be their goal once they have more numbers. THe problem isnt the democratic party. It is that the social movements that made the democratic party the liberal party are now losing the battle for our nation with corporate interests and reactionaries. Of course the Democrats will fall into centrist hands when the right marginalizes the left in politics and the media.

So yes, labor needs to completely redo thier strategy, but any strategy should focus on at least the eventual power grab in the democratic party through electing labor friendly democrats.