A Vision for a Progressive Democratic Party (w/ Sen. Sherrod Brown)

[TheKentuckian]

8. Brown to me is a scary example of the party having no interest in winning and

advancing a liberal policy agenda otherwise there would be both more "buzz" around him as a potential candidate and more effort in emulating the ability to win statewide in a swing state with a strong track record as a liberal, especially Ohio. Ohio of the "so goes Ohio, so goes the Nation" swing states.

You bet your ass that if it was Rob Portman with a (D) next to his name such a Senator would ever be "one to watch" no matter how not interested they supposedly were and they would certainly be described as what you have to be to win except in the most liberal states and districts.

Of course I have long accepted the Turd Way types are cons so their ignore a thon isn't surprising at all, it just reinforces what has become the obvious what bugs is how little Brown is advanced even in Democratic wing circles.

When you get real McCoy's off the coasts, it makes sense to build and model around such folks. They are by any sane and decent definition doing the right thing in a big way and here it is about issues, knowing how to communicate to your electorate, and credibility not being a Republican that supports choice and doesn't turn into a pillar of salt if they even consider revenues.