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casual_observer wrote:
Asked what it would mean if Lieberman kept his chairmanship, one Senate Democratic aide said bluntly: "The left has been foiled again. They can rant and rage but they still do not put the fear into folks to actually change their votes. Their influence would be in question."
Much like other groups, the progressives have little choice. They will support the Democratic Party no matter what. They yell bad words at those that support 3rd parties, so that is out. Ain't no damn way they vote Republican ever.
So what can they do?
Glenn says that in the primaries they need to support the best Democratic candidate even if that might hurt the party in the general election. Many jumped on his case for writing that: but now we see what he was talking about.
