"Reflecting on my trip to DC this week, I was really impressed with a lot of the people I met with - there seems to be an awakening among progressives there that we're at rock bottom, and we need to fundamentally rethink how we are going to move forward and start winning again. That said, when I read this article, I realize just how far a journey we have in front of us in making the Democratic Party return to its roots - and to its prominence.
The story is about the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) holding a three-day conference in Ohio about how to reverse conservatives' gains. The story quotes the DLC's ultimate Beltway insider Bruce Reed saying "If Democrats can't win in Ohio, we don't deserve to win the presidency." That's a true statement - but its ironic coming from the head of the DLC - a group that has ardently pushed the very "free" trade policy that has destroyed Ohio's job base."-from the post on Sirotablog.
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