To my eye, winning some meaningful leftward shift of the DP is at least as plausible as getting the GP out of the swamp. I don't condemn either strategy. The DP did once house FDR. Wouldn't we all be thrilled with a new FDR? Not likely in the DP, but not in the GP, either, IMHO.
-----Original Message----- From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of Doug Henwood Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 2:49 PM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] Sandbox Politics
Michael Dawson wrote:
>Even if any LBO-talk subscriber crafted a good message, the
>Democratic Party would not adopt and promulgate it, but, regardless,
>most LBO-talk subscribers appear uninterested in joining the Green
>Party (where they can conceivably make a measurable difference) or
>building a new one (if the Green Party withers after the 2004
>disaster).
I spent some time a few years ago trying to build the Labor Party. It was demoralizing to say the least. The Greens, as presently constituted, include some fine people (e.g. McReynolds, who isn't really a committed member) and some loons (names omitted to protect the innocent). I'm going to talk with McReynolds & his posse about what we could do in New York - but nationally, the GP is hopeless.
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