Our Chance to Capture the Center
By Martin O'Malley and Harold Ford Jr.Tuesday, August 7, 2007; Page A13
They argue that Democrats can win by being centrists and that will bring in the swing voters. The truth is no one is attracted to politicians who stand for nothing and that is exactly what the New Democrats stand for; nothing. Or to be more accurate they have sold out to corporate interests and take no stand that goes counter to those interests.
The New Democrats led by the DLC aren't centrist, they're triangulators attempting to position themselves where they serve their corporates masters without offending the voters near election time. But voters have been catching on.
I'm watch c-span's Washington Journal and question of the morning is based on this op-ed. The 'Democrats Only' callers are uniformly saying "No Way" to the idea of moving to the center. There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead skunks.
The day of the DLC is over; they were all alone at their annual convention while the Democratic Presidential candidates all went to YearlyKos. Even Hillary.
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