Dems

[Seth Ackerman]

And if democrats had won control of the Communist movement, there would
be no significant desire to keep democrats out of the Communist
parties...


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Brad De Long [SMTP:delong at econ.Berkeley.EDU]
> Sent:	Tuesday, May 04, 1999 10:22 AM
> To:	lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject:	Re: Dems
> 
> >
> >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
> 
> They are the same question: the second is a consequence of the first.
> If
> McGovern or McGovernite candidates had won national elections, there
> would
> have been no significant desire to make sure that they didn't win
> primaries...
> 
> 
> Brad DeLong
>