Reply #6: Here are some observations I made:

[OHdem10]

In the State of VA. Periello and Nye, both Democrats both
lost.

Periella stood up for his Democratic Principles,defended his
vote on HC , etc. He did not diss Obama, in fact Obama visited
his district. When votes were counted Periello had 47% votes

Nye, ran against Democratic legislation dissed Obama and Pelosi
When votes were counted Nye had 42% of the vote.

I use Va because Va trends Red. It is Southern State, not deep
south but some values carry over.


If it is so bad to run as a Progressive, why were the results so
close in so many races.

IM0, we desperately need to revive our party, state by state,
making rank and file Americans become a part of the party and
understanding the importance of every election. There are more
registered Democrats in every state. They just do not vote.
While Pa, had a good showing and kept the final numbers close
there were over one million Democrats who did not vote. You can
go through state by state and find similar results. We can not
wait until Sept to start campaigning when the GOP have been
smearing and campaigning sincethe day the President was sworn in.
Reviving Democratic Party and developing a Philospophy on which
to run any time anywhere.