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...picture of headless chickens," says Peter Mair, professor of comparative politics at the University of Leiden. "But actually they've been remarkably coherent in pushing for their policies." In part that's because the Fortuynites were essentially preaching to the choir. Both coalition partners - the Christian Democratic cda of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and the liberal VVD - would have had to be blind to miss the "Just say no to the status quo" message of last May's vote. Even Fortuyn's bitterest opponents acknowledged - especially after his death - that he'd latched on to real disenchantment. Nowhere...
Other members of the national council--many of who only recently met Stad at the CDA's national conference or the Democratic National Convention--already praise his vision and ability to work with others...
...think his role is most important in states where the CDA presence is not very strong," said Amanda Stitt, president of the Michigan chapter. "Pairing up weak states with strong ones is something he's already talked about...
Stad said that in his mind the CDA should have a broad range of goals...
Stad's new position is one of the top jobs in the CDA, and one devoted to local efforts, he said...