My letter to my DNC representatives

[AmericanErrorist]

This letter will go out to North Dakota's four DNC reps. I encourage to to go to this link and write your DNC representatives about the the DNC race.

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am writing to you about the upcoming Democratic National Committee Chairmanship race. As you know, this race is coming of a definitive mixed bag of an electoral season for the party. Although the Democrats failed the presidency and both houses of Congress, Democrats took 2 Governorships and many statehouses. Now is a time to look back at our failures and successes and use this information to determine who should be the next chair of our party. In making your choice for the DNC Chair, here are some points to consider:
• John Kerry couldn’t get his message past the media gatekeepers, in part because the Republicans had a stronger media machine (talk radio, blogs, The Wall Street Journal. editorial page, publishing) that pushed attacks on Kerry’s integrity and decisiveness much farther then we could push Kerry’s attacks on Bush’s failures while in office. In fact, the Democrats often pushed themselves out of bashing George Bush due to fears of reprisal in the major media. A new DNC mush devote his or herself to encouraging independent media watchdogs like Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting and Media Matters of America, as well as independent media outlets like Air America Radio and the new TV network that Al Gore is starting. As well, the Democrats must learn to speak up against the President, although they may have to worry about what the media will do to them.
• The Democrats were able to keep the election close because an organized grassroots movement swelled up around John Kerry’s candidacy which included such independent/527 groups such as Moveon.org and America Coming Together. Part of the reason for the success of those groups is because anti-war leftists such as myself were convinced to put down those “No Blood for Oil” signs and put up Kerry campaign stickers, despite Kerry’s position on the war. Or gay marriage, despite Kerry’s otherwise excellent record on GLBT issues. Any new DNC chair must not only encourage more grassroots activism but make leftists feel truly at home in a party that they do not control.
• Voter intimidation was, unfortunately, an important factor in the 2004 presidential race, as was voting machines that did not offer the voter any confidence that his or her vote would be confident. A new DNC Chair must triumph electoral reforms including a limitation to the shameful practice of challenging voters, fair provisional ballot laws and electronic voting machines that leave a voter verifiable paper trail.
• The rural areas of the country are very important to the party. Our failures there lead to failures nationwide. There are many ways that people in our party are looking to improve our performance in those areas. Some say that the way to make pickups in the states currently bathed in red is to adopt the Republican positions on social issues. (Remember the Reagan Democrats?) This strategy would alienate too many voters in the blue states, many of them voting for the Democrats in spite of their economic policies. Many of these people would like it the Democrats sold a bill of goods to rural folk that included a end to the “alphabet soup” free trade alliances (NAFTA, CAFTA, FTAA, GATT/WTO), a living wage, more welfare, more unions, etc. (Remember the New Deal?) While this policy may infuriate the blue state voters who like the DLC agenda it may be worth if we can get rural America to vote with their economic interest.
With these points in mind, you are probably wondering which DNC candidate I am pulling for. I am down to two choices: Howard Dean or Simon Rosenberg. Either of these candidates would promote the Democrats along the courses that I have spelled out, although Rosenberg would be more corporate. I encourage you to shop around and find a candidate who would also promote the party along these lines.
Thank you for listening to me.

Sincerely,


Corwin Haught

[naryaquid]

1. ...Howard Dean OR Simon Rosenberg?....I thought they were like

East and West!?...What I hear about Rosenberg makes Joe Lieberman look like a liberal!..