Rahm in The Thumpin: "We have no base." Said only thing matters is who can win.

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3. Explains a lot. A LOT. That attitude is pervasive, to this day.

But any Emanuel-style strategy of focusing on the wealthy is sure to exclude from candidacy all but the wealthiest and those who know how to attract them. If the Democrats continue on this path, finding candidates who represent a district's constituents will become increasingly difficult as those very constituents are shut out. Too bad that this, as Bendavid points out, is no longer Emanuel's fucking problem.

As Dr. Phil would say, how's that workin' out for ya?
It looks to me like some in the DNC would rather lose than run Progressives or be Progressives, because the deck is stacked against Progressives due to the money.

I think the DNC likes Citizens United just fine. More money for them. And Citizens United was born from a nasty campaign film about Hillary. The "other side" hates her that much. And, of course, the DNC could care less about whatever they think their base is. They seem to think condescension and jeers, Rahm-style, will work.

Um, nope. It is the issues, stupid. The economy, the jobs, Social Security, how safe are the foods we feed our families, how safe is the water. All of that seems like chump stuff, is the attitude I get from today's DNC.
All those things are bargaining chips, nothing more. Thrown on the table, undermined by a TPP.