Are we giving the DLC way too much credit?

[fujiyama]

Are we exagerrating the power it holds by talking about it so much? I mean, to blame everything on them...it's almost pathetic. We're using it as a scapegoat for all the party's problems.

I say this as someone that doesn't especially like them or their supposed "leadership". I just think that it's almost to a point, where we're simply whining about it. The most effective approach is probably strengthening DFA and other parties inside the Dem party that can eventually replace it as a leadership entity.

My personal view is that the DLC isn't inherently evil, but simply clueless and incompetant.

The DLC is just one of many factions in the party. There will always be conservative/more moderate members in the party...and that's fine, because the party will always be a big tent.

The key is making sure they don't call the shots...taking the "Leadership" part out of the DLC. It's not about "purging" them.