Reply #15: According to the article, it appears the "Dixiecrats", as Jesse Jackson

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put it, i.e. southern democrat politicians, created and sent that "trojan horse" to not only destroy the Democratic party from within, but to seize control.

I've always been convinced, and still am, that Howard Dean's candidacy was undermined and destroyed to a far greater extent by the DLC than by either Karl Rove or the Repug media. And John Kerry was nominated as a result of actions taken by the DLC to a far greater extent than any influence the repug media had.

I'm also beginning to think Kerry lost the election on purpose. While giving lip service here and there to populist notions, he essentially stood his ground with the DLC on platform positions, especially its Iraq position, which ultimately handed the election to Bush on a silver platter.

Within the party, the DLC behaves like the PNAC and appears to stand for virtually the same platform on the issues. It's as if right-wing Repukes formed the DLC to destroy the opposition party (DNC).