Reply #12: It was the DLC that wanted to marginalize the liberal base of the party [View All]

It is no accident that DLC leaders such as Al From, Bruce Reed, and Will Marshall put out their own version of PNAC, the ironically named Progressive Policy Institute. Their view of the Democratic base, the people that work hard to elect Democrats, is a rather condescending one:

But the great myth of the current cycle is the misguided notion that the hopes and dreams of activists represent the heart and soul of the Democratic Party. Real Democrats are real people, not activist elites. The mission of the Democratic Party, as Bill Clinton pledged in 1992, is to provide "real answers to the real problems of real people." Real Democrats who champion the mainstream values, national pride, and economic aspirations of middle-class and working people are the real soul of the Democratic Party, not activists and interest groups with narrow agendas.

DLC | Memo | May 15, 2003
The Real Soul of the Democratic Party
By Al From and Bruce Reed

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