hard to argue with that. as much as i wish i could.
> the people who seem to have had some success this way are the
> > christian
> > coalition, but (a) that's different, in that they were working
> > within the
> > GOP, and (b) it's not clear to me that they're not an exception in
> > other
> > ways, as well. shouldn't we all be running commies and socialists
> > as Dem
> > candidates at the state and local levels?
>
> I'm all for that. Division of labor, fight on many fronts, etc.
even as i typed it, i thought, "why not?" do we think they could win? would they get Dem support? maybe these days some of them would . . .
By the way, I was reminded on The Nation cruise that it's easy for us
> to minimize the diff between the parties, but a lot of people in the
> USA don't have that luxury. Quite a few of the cruisers came because
> they wanted to spend some time with people who think like they do.
> Back home, they may be one or two of ten Democrats (and forget
> anything to the left of the Dems). And - forgive me for using the
> color cliches - step out of any blue zone and you're quickly immersed
> in red. Drive 35 miles west of Ann Arbor and you're at Ted Nugent's
> ranch. Drive a few hours east of Seattle or Portland and you're in
> far right territory. Drive 50 miles north of Cambridge and you're on
> the doorstep of the Manchester Union-Leader. Etc.
do we think the experience is similar for conservatives in, say, ann arbor or seattle? seriously.
j
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