Dems

[michael at ecst.csuchico.edu]

> What's the question? Why did McGovern fail electorally, or why did the
> leadership of the Democrats try (successfully) to purge the party of its
> social dem strain?
> 
> Doug

The question is why did the left fail to hold leadership in the party and
move it further to the left????  If a simple electoral strategy would work
to move the country onto a progressive course, this period offered the
best possible chance, as Brad had already suggested.

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
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