During the 2004 primary season, Howard Dean put together a grassroots movement that forever changed American politics. This strategy was used by the Democrats to make huge gains in both the 2006 and 2008 elections.
But just days after Barack Obama won the presidential election, this grassroots movement was disbanded and disowned by the Democratic Party, and the coalition of activists that had helped put the party in power were now being kicked out.
Mike Papantonio talks with Ari Berman, author of the new book “Herding Donkeys,” who says that the Democrats will not be able to win again if they don’t embrace the movement that Dean created.
Rightrdia agrees. Organizing for America (OFA) went to sleep after the 2008 elections. As the Tea Bagger movement got stronger and stronger, OFA slumbered. Some of the Rightardia staffers supported the OFA 2010 midterm election and wondered if OFA would stay active after the midterms. We haven't seen any indications that OFA is still operating.
We had huge hopes for Rahm Emmanuel but he flaked out before the midterms and ran back to Chicago to run for mayor. He probably saw the handwriting on the wall. Obama should pull Howard Dean back into the DNC to get the party started again.
source: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x530969
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