Letters to the Editor
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Uncle Fester
"I think Obama managed this part of the campaign much better than Hillary, certainly through February, and this has been underappreciated. It also concerns me about Hillary, since she's running on experience and readiness and been there done that.The funding point is interesting given the stress between the Pelosi and the DCCC and the gang of 20. Once again, not mentioned much here. If it continues to be cost effective to raise large amounts of money from lots of small contributions, then a big seismic shift in politics may be underway. That could be a really cool Salon story. Probably wouldn't get many page hits, it doesn't have an obvious Hillary or Obama angle to it."
I definitely think Obama has managed his campaign better (I've never, ever been a fan of Penn going way back). I think he managed fund raising better, organizing better, and took near-perfect advantage of some built-in advantages in the process.
I don't think the DCCC Pelosi 20 thing is anything at all but a momentary burst of steam on both sides. Though I think this is another reason calls for Hillary to drop out are silly. The money you'd save in not having to run against her (though why if you're "inevitable" you have to advertise/run I'm not quite clear on) might be washed out by the money you lose out on by insulting/dismissing/pissing off all her supporters--a substantial number of people and a substantial source of funding
. I actually like Dean's suggestion. Let everyone express their voice by letting everyone vote, take two weeks to think it through or at the very least offer up a respectful facade of thinking it through, have all the SD's declare, and then I think the vast majority of the party will unify no matter what happens, though I assume it will be Obama. I just can't see any real high ground argument that begins with "stop the voting". Especially coming from a Democrat.
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A few big donors or many small ones
I don't think the DCCC Pelosi 20 thing is anything at all but a momentary burst of steam on both sides.
I'm less interested in the Hillary v. Obama aspect of the dispute and more interested in the fact that a few bigshots get to a wave a large carrot and stick around. Their interests may or may not agree with ours. So I think if Pelosi can tell them to pound sand and get enough replacement $$$ from small donors, I think we're better off long term. Fund raising might permanently change after this election.
I agree with you about Penn. What's up with him?