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...Clinton's chief domestic adviser, says legislative fights should carry the same warning as investment accounts: past performance is no guarantee of future results. "We need to show we're serious about finding a sensible solution in addition to stopping his crazy one," says Reed, now president of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council. "I don't think Bush can pull this off, but the best way to stop Bush from passing a bad plan is to point out what's wrong with it and show what a good plan would look like...
After the 2000 election, Democrats wasted little time getting down to the business of recriminations. The party’s centrist wing, represented by the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), argued that Gore lost because his populist pandering had turned off white-collar suburban voters. Liberal Democrats took the opposite tack, charging that Gore lost because he failed to rouse the party base...
...player and lead organizer of the Democracy Alliance is Simon Rosenberg, President of the New Democratic Network (NDN), and another candidate for DNC chair. Rosenberg is a good example of the recent solidaristic turn in Democratic thinking. Although he began as a centrist DLC Democrat, he has shown a strong willingness to transcend traditional ideological divides and his recent rhetoric is full of talk about moving “forward” as opposed to turning “left” or “right...
...turning to the center or by stoking the anti-Bush anger of its left. Two leading contenders are emerging. Howard Dean is being urged to run by liberal activists convinced he is the best chance for channeling the base's ire into a national message. But the more centrist group believes that Dean is the last person the party needs. Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack was calling labor leaders and others last week, asking them to hold off backing Dean for a few more days as Vilsack decides whether to make a bid. Among others being mentioned: Bill Clinton strategist Harold...
...Democrats want a fresh face and a candidate who can't be tagged as a liberal, they could turn to Indiana Senator Evan Bayh. A former Governor who consistently wins in a heavily Republican state, Bayh is a centrist's dream on paper. But after Kerry's defeat, Democrats may want to steer clear of nominating another Senator, even a former one like Edwards. After all, no member of Congress has won the White House since 1960. Governors have fared much better. For that reason, expect New Mexico's Bill Richardson, Iowa's Tom Vilsack and Pennsylvania's Ed Rendell...