Canter Gone, so is the Senate

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15. Dean's 50 state strategy was great for 2006 and 2008

where Dems won a lot of unwillable races across this country in the house and senate. The expansion of our party foothold helped pass a lot of big reforms. People on DU are upset that the reforms and the newly elected reps weren't liberal enough, while ignoring the fact that none of that would have passed at all without that broad national mandate.

I support abundance mentality and am optimistic that our party can wage fights in as many districts and races as possible. Grass roots support is a force to be reckoned with. Provided that our efforts are on turnout, while the other side is burning through their Koch dollars, we can beat them. If GOP gets complacent or unhappy with their candidates, and our side is motivated, we win.

The overly cautious national party is obviously focused on keeping the Senate, which includes some blue dogs from red states who DUers don't like. But grass roots ordinary people can support every race everywhere. I live in a dark blue area where liberal dems win reliably big every time, so I can afford to kick a few bucks to competitive races in open seats elsewhere. Picking up even a few house seats is a good thing. The GOP house has blocked way too much.

An open seat like Cantor's between 2 unknown college professors is an opportunity that comes along very rarely.