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In reply to the discussion: Has the Left Surrendered? - BillMoyers.com [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)from the Koch Brothers/Alec, Chamber of Commerce. They could do "push polls, massive mail campaigns and buy TV/Radio Time.
The Dems that ran (I'm talking about in the Dean Revolution era) had enthusiasm and people support but not the backing of either their own Dem Party who preferred their insiders who had name recognition and the Repugs were as I said above.
We supported two Dem Candidate who worked their butts off doing Barbeques, Picnics and begging for money over the internet on our Progressive Organization Website. They went door to door...tried to find clever ways to do low cost flyers and get their message out. Both of them went up against two of my states most powerful local State Reps.
They both lost. And they campaigned hard for over a year trying to build grassroots support.
You can't come into either Party these days unless you have money to hire Professional Political Ops, Push Poll, Buy Airtime on local Radio, TV and have a powerful person in your party with connections to give you the money to run a campaign that attracts voters attention.
Believe me .....it was a bad experience for me to see what goes on locally from the Dean Years (when we Dems had our chance for the 50 State Solution) and then on down when we were abandoned by Dem Party Money and interest after the 2008 Election. I think losing ACORN support was part of it ...but the Dem Party focused on just SWING STATES (which we were in 2008) and then left us in disarray. The rise of the Tea Party without troops on our side to stop them turned us into a Republican State for 2012.
WE TRIED.... Until we get Citizens United Overturned or some other way to get the Big Money and Influence out of our Political System it's going to get worse.
Just Saying..