Reply #4: excellent. I see the major problem this way

[illinoisprogressive]

Since 1980 we have had one democratic administration which was deeply tied to the DLC and establishment. The biggest of the triangluators. Since then, the progressive movement has risen quickly with the coming of Howard Dean. But, aside from many of the newer people on the scene since 2002 or 2004, they have not gotten entrenched yet. The main power brokers of the democratic party are out of the DLC and The Clinton Administration.
Even in the media. How often do you see someone out of the Clinton adminstration as a stragegist or someone who is talking about the democratic side of things and how often do you see those that are non DLC Clinton cronies?
Until there is a new power structure with a totally new democratic president the party will continue to be in the vice grip of the DLC Clintonites.