A year ahead the DSCC and the DCCC are clearing the races...

[madfloridian]

for their chosen candidates. Examples are Casey in PA, Lampson in TX, and another is the disabled woman veteran that Rahm is choosing over Christine Cegelis in Illinois. Christine and Pennacchio are running with grassroots volunteers and grassroots money. These groups are saying that it is not enough money....a whole year ahead.

Then when their candidates for whom they have cleared the fields win....they claim it is a win for centrism. But that is because they have gotten the other progressives out of the race because they don't give them recognition or support.

And of course those of us who would support them can't afford a year ahead of time to start seriously donating. We just can't do it this soon.

So they get away with claiming centrism won, when the reality is they manipulated all of it.

And if we say anything at some blogs, we get our heads snapped off. Everyone knows what is happening. They will make it almost impossible for progressives to run, and that is such a shame.

Here is an article that I found today, very interesting. I won't post snips but it is good reading. The article is called War Among the Democrats.
http://www.corante.com/mooreslore/archives/2005/11/14/war_among_the_democrats.php#more

This same fellow wrote another great article a few months ago. I don't think he is Democrat, but he has a lot of insight. This one is called A Master Politician.

http://www.corante.com/mooreslore/archives/2005/06/10/a_master_politician_at_work.php

Gives a picture of what is going on in the party. Interesting stuff.