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This article drives home just how unprincipled the "netroots" really are. It's not about policy for them, it's not about running and electing the most progressive candidates. It's about whether they are being shown the proper "respect."
It's the same dynamic that played itself out last year in the Sherrod Brown - Paul Hackett primary. Brown was unquestionably the better, more progressive candidate. But bloggers viewed Hackett as loyal to the netroots, so they supported him over Brown.
These people need to grow up, and quick. The netroots has an extraordinary opportunity, and they are in the process of blowing it by worrying about who does and who doesn't make them feel special, instead of issues that actually affect people's lives.
