Reply #24: First, it would be nice to see how many people are really progressive here

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There are clearly a lot of people that are anti-DLC. This is a fact that we can see in every threat relative to the issue. But how many of them are really progressive and how many are just anti-DLC as in anti-establishment? I think there is a lot of confusion between the two here. A lot of people also think that being mad at Bush means that you are a progressive and get all "in love" with the last person who talked tough, whatever they stand for in the end.

So, if the issue is: "hold your nose and vote for candidates who do not stand for the same thing you do", this is an interesting question, but for me, it relates to people like Byrd, Reid, as well as Conrad or the two Nelsons.