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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (2566)	5/31/2006 9:50:17 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224708

Dems demolition derby:Houses divided(see last paragraph) The GOP’s shaky base has Democrats bickering among themselves over how to stage a mid-term election coup World Magazine, Mark Bergin Congressman Rahm Emanuel stormed out of Howard Dean's office in early May, a trail of expletives bubbling in his wake. The Illinois Democrat was reportedly displeased with the party's national committee chairman for blowing through gobs of midterm campaign cash on state races Democrats have no conceivable shot of winning. After raking in contributions close to $75 million since the election cycle opened in 2005, Mr. Dean has subsequently drained party reserves to around $10 million, overseeing an ambitious effort to invade Republican strongholds. Mr. Emanuel's fury highlights a powerful contingent of congressional Democrats upset with Mr. Dean's leadership. Such tension among party elites reflects a growing sense of Democratic dread that poor strategy might waste a chance to reverse the country's right-leaning political tilt. Mr. Emanuel admitted as much to The Washington Post, calling the upcoming midterm and presidential elections "a historic opportunity" and warning: "We can't squander it." Significant rifts along social and economic lines have rendered the Republican Party's control of Congress vulnerable to a united Democratic seizure—if only the minority party could resolve its divisive strategy debates in time. With quibbling on both sides of the political aisle, victory this November may not depend on which divided house can stand, but which fallen house can rise. President Bush's immigration plan, securing the border while treating those immigrants already in the country with compassion rings true with most Americans. A recent Gallup poll shows three out of four Americans are committed to first curbing the flow of illegal immigrants and subsequently allowing those present to remain in the country to work or attain citizenship. A tarnished Republican image may well produce a Democratic revolution this fall, but presidential campaigns typically require more principled clarity than negativity—just ask John Kerry. Hillary Clinton, the leading candidate for the Democratic Party's 2008 nomination, has worked tirelessly to recast herself as a moderate, reaching out to new voters. Such rebuilding of the party for greater mass appeal may pay off in the long run—provided the traditional Democratic base remains loyal. But ignoring the base is a dangerous game—just ask an increasingly wobbly GOP.