Reply #79: No- that would be the Gov. Barnes machine, who lost everything in 2002.

[Dr Fate]

Many of those "old line moderate Democrats" in the GA State Congress switched to GOP w/i days after the 2002 election. There were 6 or seven of them, in fact.

Later, the County party officaly protested the Iraq War with Unions & Black Church participation. I posted pics of it here on DU, in fact.

Perhaps it is different wherever you campaigned- all active party people I know did not support anything Bush did, we just went along with the strategy passed down from the top- with the idea that "they know what they are doing." I

n 2004, I think the DNC got the GOTV part right- some things the DEMS got wrong.

The most active volunteers were college kids and Black folks- the old folks were back at the office drinking coffee and manning phones most of the time.

How many volunteers attacked Kerry and the DLC?- None. I dont think too many folks outside DC and the net even know there is a DLC to attack.

I've never seen or met a DLC operative or anything- I've certainly never seen DLC volunteers. Hard to attack what you never see. I dealt with the DNC and local party people.

The idea that these faceless strategists somewhere in the beltway "know what they are doing" is not as strong these days after losing 3 elections.