How progressives can ( and probably will ) blow the next election [View all]

[stevebreeze]

Please prove me wrong, but I think the math of the next election is against electing more progressives to the house and Senate. Here is what I see locally. ( burbs of Chicago).

The DCCC has declared some of the seat as targets. They are out requiting candidates of their own. Not surprisingly the people I suspect kind of look like they are cut from a pattern. Moderates, with a mixed D & R voting record in primaries. They are quickly, after announcing, endorsed by sitting moderate Democrats. Served on the staff of moderate Democrats or some mix of several of these indicators. Still there is great enthusiasm for progressive candidates among the new precinct members. A lot of the new progressive resistance groups have put forth their own candidates. In fact we are lousy with congressional candidates. The trouble with that is math. Anyone the DCCC has chosen is going to have money for 4 color glossy mailers. You may have already seen their facebook adds. The progressives are going to have a lot of people out canvasing, but not all that much money each since their are many of them.

So in my humble opinion what we are going to see is several progressives spiting that wing of the parties vote while the moderate DCCC person waltzes through the primary with a modicum of support and a weak slate of values.We could have a plethora of failed progressive candidate and a demoralized bass of activists, come the general election.

So that is my nightmare scenario. What do we do?