>Now you are getting logically circular. You argue that the base cannot
>elect progressive leadership. Then when I point out that they have elected
>progressive leadership, the fact that those progressive leaders are part of
>the party is used to prove the illegitimacy of the party.
Circlar in the sense of going around in circles maybe. Jackson energizes progressive base in primaries. Having done so, he turns around and urges said energized base to vote for Mondale/Dukakis/Clinton/Gore.
Doug