re: #122 aagcobb

As a model, they can look at the work done by the DLC to bring the Democratic party back to the center and led to the election of Bill Clinton.

Thing is the DLC was in the works while the Democrats were getting taken to school by Reagan and Bush I. And hell with the rise of the Tea Party and its influence on GOP primaries, I’d say the opposite thing is happening in the Republican PArty. They need elected officials like the DLC to recognize and be honest that the old way isn’t going to work anymore. Much like the DLC moved away from what I’d call New Deal orthodoxy, the Republicans need a movement to move away from social conservative orthodoxy where it will be acceptable to be a pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-immigrant Republican.