November 11, 2005

Al From And The Way Forward

DLC founder Al From has posted his conception of the way forward for Dems. His basic idea: Dems are not the majority party, so they must persuade (not just mobilize), must respect swing voters and base voters alike, and must change, in some fundamental ways.

The presentation includes slides such as "Reasons for Optimism," "Democrats Can't Reply on GOP Failures to Bail Us Out," "The Problem: Too Much Red," "Nothing is Automatic,
"Expand the Map" and a look into how the numbers stack up re: gender,
race, and the cultural middle class, among other demographic areas.

It's available on the DLC's website.

From's speech yesterday about Clintonism at a Clinton conference in NY is worth reading too, as it is sure to prompt debate in the Dem world.

An excerpt: "Clinton's New Democrat philosophy is the modernization of liberalism. It is a modern day formula for activist government: progressive policies that create opportunity for all, not just an entitled few; mainstream values like work, family, responsibility, and community; and practical, non-bureaucratic solutions to governing. It reconnects the Democratic Party with the its first principles and grandest traditions by offering new and innovative ways to further them."

Posted at 01:41 PM

Comments

Not a bad presentation in many ways, sort of like Hillary's whole presentation is pretty impressive, but the glaring fault is the the injection of huge new numbers of troops into Iraq; we need to inject truth, not troops, into this discussion. The way to be national security Dems is to stop putting our best and brightest in harm's way for the sake of lies. Why not ask Paul Hackett and Tammy Duckworth what our next move should be in Iraq?

Brian Meyers | 11.12.05 09:19 AM

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