Reply #119: Actually, look at Al From, Newt tribute, and the media

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"Conventional Wisdom" says that the DLC runs the Democratic Party. Al From, the head of the DLC was just on CSPAN for hours Sat. night giving a tribute to Newt Gingrich.

Now, anyone who is to the left of Atilla the Hun is going to feel like a supposed major Democratic party leader has abandoned them.

Now look at the news media. Blatent lies. Day after day ater day of it. It's real easy for people to feel like there is "some group" behind the scenes comtrolling the political messages that are communicated. Issue poll after issue poll shows that people are very progressive on issues, we have full GOP control, and their image of traditional Democrats is Lieberman, Daschle, Gephardt, and Alan Combes.

The "typical" Dean supporter feels like someone is finally speaking for their frustration of being left out of the political process. It isn't about supposed Dean anger. It IS about Dean giving people a voice and vote in the political process again. They feel left out. They see people like Kerry, Lieberman, Edwards, and Gephardt not willing to find a way to stop a war that is based on no evidence or threat. They see no investigation happening on 9/11. They see people like Kerry more intereted in attacking Dean than attacking Bush.

Yeah, they feel left out, and if a future party nominee walks over the carcass of a brutally attacked Dean to get to the nomination, they will not be in the process come November. The kerry they see is one that wants to attack Dean, not Bush.