Reply #119: I agree a sea change is sorely needed [View All]

and perhaps the Democratic Party has hit the skids hard enough to create an opening for a shift in ideology, the basic tenets of a platform that will invigorate the party and America as a whole. I am of the school of thought that supports all voices; even that notion is not popular with some here. My brain works better with more information, not less.

I view the problem as being money, sadly, as always. I do believe netroots can become a force to be reckoned with by virtue of fund-raising abilities because, again, as always, money equals power, and in this case a voice. Candidates courting (some view as kowtowing to) the DLC has been primarily because they raise the big bucks. And we must face the hard, cold reality that until the process is truly reformed, we must have money to compete against the endless pile of cash on the other side of the aisle.

That is what will move mountains, not threads calling to banish the DLC from the party. Bigger problems require more creative solutions. Still in my view, wrestling the reins of power from the Republicans is first and foremost on our list of things to do, and if in the process we can mold a better, more populist party, we'd really be creating the path for a sea change. We have our work cut out for us.