Remember Wisconsin? Fake Democrats on our primary's will be the new norm!

[Omaha Steve]

I heard it today. A new national strategy. Make our candidates spend $ on primary races that might even be unopposed otherwise across the US.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Not shocked one bit

[mmonk]

2. From where and from where are these fake Democrats

funded and recruited?

[MineralMan]

3. Now, there's one of the benefits of a caucus system like

Minnesota's. There's not a prayer for a fake Democrat. Although a DFL endorsement from the district or state conventions isn't a guarantee of election, it is a means of ferreting out any pretenders. The caucus chairs and official organization will soon find out who they are and eliminate them from ever having a chance. No money involved. Even as a lowly precinct chairperson, I get to have a face-to-face with every candidate, if I want.

[dflprincess]

14. Then explain Colin Peterson

there's a fake Democrat if there ever was one.

And don't forget that it was the state party machinery in league with the DSCC that shoved ever so bland and middle of the road Amy Klobuchar down our throats over the far more progressive Ford Bell who could have easily won that year.

[Cronus Protagonist]

4. Just call 'em blue dogs and let 'em into the big tent

Our party is Republican lite now anyways.

[patrice]

7. "... let 'em in..." and then WORK to convert them. nt

[patrice]

5. I remember. Fake is the new norm, the down-side of 3rd way whatever.

I started worrying about this stuff the minute I heard about Obama's cross-over vote, "When do they cross back?", "What about double and triple crossers?"

I'm afraid it's a pattern that's been set in motion by our financial woes.

The only answer I can think of at any and all levels and in all environments, is to not be embarrassed or afraid to work toward CONCRETE accountability.

[stevedeshazer]

6. I suspect it's been happening for quite a while.

It's just now out in the open.

That's why progressives need to take over the party at the local levels.

The Teabaggers took over the Republican party from the inside and showed us how to do it.

So I'm determined to attend my local county's Democratic Party meetings and make the progressive voice heard.

If enough of us do that, we can rid the Democratic party of many blue dogs and corporo-crats.

On second thought, maybe I should run as a stealth Republican.

[patrice]

8. State party leaders always say stuff against it, but my theory is that they've been protecting that

function for specially selected, "worthy", others.

[Capitalocracy]

9. And they can do this because they have money to spare. nt

[Vincardog]

10. Good when is the GOP going to primary Obama?

[bvar22]

11. Fake Democrats running in Democratic Primaries?

Thats been the norm since Reagan.
Some of them get elected, and now hold very high office.


You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.

Solidarity!
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[Fire Walk With Me]

12. Didn't they just try that against Kucinich? They HATE Dennis.

[11 Bravo]

13. Hell, it works here at DU, why not take it to the big stage?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

15. It's nothing new.

I still consider Kerry to have been a ringer, and I'm starting to think the same way about Obama.

[Leopolds Ghost]

16. Are we talking here about fake Democrats recruited by the DNC, or the RNC?

[jmowreader]

17. By the RNC