Putting our money where our mouth is The Big Strategy

If anything is clear this morning, it is that the so-called "net-roots" have displayed a startling amount of strength in a Connecticut primary. So many more issues ebb and flow into that race and the current national trends clearly favor the outsider but that single fact remains. It's been shown before (see Tester in Montana and various other races) but it makes more sense now than ever.

My question to us as a community: should we not make that step ourselves? Could we not set up a way to support Western Democrats both with money and resources, using our site as the fulcrum to inform, support and advocate?

I offer three simple contentions:

First, that we have less than 100 days left before the general election. In so many races across the West, time is of the essence and so is money.

Second, I believe we could easily come to consensus as a community on which candidates to support (or even how many) very quickly. Nominations, followed by voting would do the trick.

Third, the internet makes it easy for us to do so: setting up an ActBlue page, providing phone numbers and contact information for people to get involved, etc. These aren't herculean efforts and would even raise the profile of Western Democrats in general through our efforts.

We may end up making a small difference. But in that effort we can acknowledge that we helped and spotlighted those individuals that embody our principles and raised awareness in general. That is more than a lot of people can say.

I look forward to hearing back on this from our community. As always, it is a pleasure to be involved in such a group.

Thanks.

Landon Mascareñaz | August 9, 2006 | Comment on This Post (7 so far) Permalink: Putting our money where our mouth is The Big Strategy

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