Reply #48: We don't use the media access we DO have

[Lydia Leftcoast]

1. When asked to go on talk shows, the party should send its feistiest representatives, not the Liebermans and Bidens. Any Democrat who says "I support the president" in public gets his DNC contributions docked.

2. Every Congresscritter and Senator has nearly automatic access to the local news media (newspapers, radio, and local TV news) in his/her district. They need to use it. Every time there's a nasty Republican bill going through Congress, they need to get on their local media and explain why they're voting against it and what they would do instead.

3. They also need more face time with their ordinary constituents, the ones who can't afford to attend a $1000 a plate dinner. If they become known as real human beings to the voters, they may not need to hold as many $1000 a plate dinners.