The 2009 election is now behind us. The 2010 election is moving toward us quickly. What have I picked up from this year's election results? That Democrats, especially those which I label CorporateDems, who run away from the Democratic base will lose, and deservedly so.
Bitten by their race in upstate NY, the head of the National Republican Senate Committee tried to reassure the activist right that the establishment will not play kingmaker in primaries without a Republican incumbent.
ABC "We will not spend money in a contested primary," Sen. John Cornyn, the chairman of [...]
So, we worked, we called, we raised money and we still lost in Maine. Is this an argument for the futility of action? Hardly. This was a fight we had a chance to win, but since our opponents will lie, will use the authority of religion to distract from the [...]
Etch it in Gold Leaf and frame it on your office wall:This is a base problem, and this is what Democrats better take from tonight: 1. If you abandon Democratic principles in a bid for unnecessary "bipartisanship", you will lose votes.