Connecting the Dots

by: carolh

Sun Jan 18, 2009 at 06:17:09 PM EST

http://www.northjersey.com/opi...

Not many folks realized that Kevin Clancy is alleged forger and former Councilwoman Elaine Rabbitt's live-in.  

Kelly muses on how large a net was cast in the hunt for the forgers who hoped to rig the NJ State Senate District 37 special election in 2005 in favor of Ken Zisa, who is now on the Bergen County Board of Elections, and against Loretta Weinberg, who won after all the real votes were counted.

At the time, Kevin Clancy was Municipal Chair of the Bergenfield Democrats and staunch Ferriero-crat.  He was also on the Board of Elections too.  What you'd call IRONY if you realize Clancy knew enough about the fact that these were forgeries to TELL Tim Driscoll not to show up at the election because he was no longer on the CC. If Clancy simply received these forgeries FROM Driscoll, why the need to tell Driscoll what he already should know??

Thank you, Mr. Kelly.  There IS more to this story than footnotes.  If we don't find out the rest of this story soon, more embarassment for the BCDO and Democrats in Bergen County may be on the way during the NEXT election.

Loss

by: carolh

Thu Aug 21, 2008 at 01:00:12 PM EDT

He was an amazing guy, and I have been so devastated by this loss, it is hard to even describe how I feel.  I first met Michael at the very first Howard Dean meetup I ever went to - in May of 2003.  When he heard I was from Tenafly, he came right up to me after the meetup  - introduced himself, and talked about what we could do to help Howard Dean here in Tenafly.  He was a soft-spoken guy, with a ready smile and a small town lawyer demeanor.  I picture him as I usually saw him, sitting in his office at his computer, leaning all over his chair - just trying to get comfortable, but smiling and talking politics.  He lived it, breathed it, and dreamed it 24/7.  He loved Tenafly and he loved the rough and tumble campaign craziness.  He THRIVED on it. He was always talking about how we should bring music into the downtown and how we could improve things here by using politics and good campaigning to do it.  

Michael was our Municipal Democratic Chair during the time of the "Tenafly Five", Loretta Weinberg v. Ken Zisa legal wrangling to get our votes counted.  I was constantly driving to Michael's house to pick up the latest paperwork to hand deliver to the BCDO.  Michael worked tirelessly as our Chair to help get all those votes counted.  Votes that ultimately resulted in us having an incredible new SENATOR Weinberg. It couldn't have happened without Michael.  

He also gave the Tenafly Democrats a home and place to meet by sharing his law office with us for our meetings which had grown in size due to the increased # of new committee members we were able to recruit.  He was ALWAYS thinking of us.  

He was Chair during the successful re-election of Mike Lattif and Jeff Romano to the Council, and also during the absolutely devastating news that Jeff had succumbed to the personal hell of an addiction he could no longer hide from those closest to him, or himself.  It was a rollercoaster of extreme victory and heart-wrenching hurt.  Michael saw us through all of that.  

Then, unfortunately, Michael needed to take a break from being Chair when health and personal issues took their toll on him.  He stepped down from the Chairmanship and Shama Haider took over the helm.  He suffered from MS during the entire time and some times were much harder than others for Michael.  But he suffered silently.

While he was dealing with his own issues, Michael was still involved by letting us use his office downtown and by successfully running our campaign in 2006 for 3 council seats.  One of those seats was for the unfinished term of disgraced Councilman Jeff Romano.  Two of the other seats were against well-liked Republican incumbents.  Against all odds, Michael helped me and my running mates craft a campaign based on positive, environmental concerns that used not even one negative ad.  We ran a campaign WITHOUT Jeff Romano's money.  We only raised about $8,500 for all three seats and still came in under budget.  This was at a time when the Republicans here in Tenafly were saying to each other, based on Jeff's transgressions and dizzying fall from grace, that "No one will elect another Democrat in Tenafly for YEARS!"  Michael nearly single-handedly managed our campaign - by writing the copy, arranging for all logistics of the advertising, hell, he did EVERYTHING.  I was in nearly constant email contact with him over every detail of our groundbreaking campaign.  He was amazing.  

We won ALL 3 SEATS to the utter disbelief of the town Republicans who still had not recovered enough to even challenge our last 2 Council Candidates in 2007.  As payment for his services, Michael only asked for a nice dinner out at Axia the new Greek restaurant in Tenafly.  We obliged and I was so grateful for his help that I asked him to do the honor of swearing me in, which he did, with Loretta Weinberg right there next to me.  Michael obliged even though at that point his MS was so bad that his hand shook so much he could barely sign his name.

While we all waited for Michael to recover from his private issues, which he kept to himself all too well, we went on with our lives, and our political activities, confident that Michael would rejoin us when he was ready, and feeling better.  In the beginning of 2008, Michael approached me about his latest venture which sounded fun and exciting.  He talked to me about it - he was regaining his health based on a change of diet and was anxious to open a new business - a Smoothie shop with healthy things to eat.  It was right up my alley and I couldn't wait for the construction work to be done.  We talked about the kinds of music he might have in the shop and the types of things he would sell.  The last time I saw Michael he was giving me the grand tour of the place he was having fixed up.  I was happy for him and excited about his latest project and glad he was feeling better.

But the thing about folks who always give so much of themselves and never divulge their hurts and their private demons to others is that their own lives suffer.  Michael had problems with his family life that were devastating to him.  It breaks my heart to think that the one person who had always helped me and so many others here so freely, was in desperate need of help that no one could give.  

Michael was found after a week, all alone.  It breaks my heart to know that it was the very same week I drove by his freshly painted new shop, with his sign in the window.  I didn't stop in, because it looked like he wasn't there at that moment.  I would pass it often, enjoying seeing the new paint and looking forward to stopping by for a smoothie and a long intellectual political chat with Michael, and maybe help him come up with new recipes and ideas for music to drum up business.  I was so looking forward to helping Michael with this new positive chapter in his life and a new start.  

Other friends HAD stopped by that week but left when it looked like he was temporarily out, busy, perhaps buying some new paint at Benjamin Brothers.  We were thinking of him, I just wish with all my heart that wherever he is, he knows that.  We were unwittingly and blessedly spared a heartbreaking discovery.

The obituary in the Record and the Suburbanite was barely a paragraph.  It somehow seemed so wrong that a life so influential would go so unnoticed.  I wrote a long eulogy on Friday night before the service on Monday.  My computer problems made sure I would never be able to retrieve it Monday morning.  I tried to go from memory and totally lost it at the service.  I needed to regain my composure not once but several times.  But I got through it. Michael deserved me to get this right.  It was the least I could do for all he had done for us.  The room was packed to capacity and one by one people reminisced about Michael.  Our Mayor was there, as were 5 of our 6 Councilmembers who owe their very political careers to Michael.  It was a moment that the true measure of our loss was laid bare. Michael had helped so many people in so many ways.  

My only consolation is knowing that my last memories of Michael are happy ones of him proudly showing me around what would soon be his new shop and talking politics like he loved to do - about my race for Freeholder right before the Primary.  Michael always believed in me and supported me, and was an incredible mentor to me.  I would not be where I am without his incredible dedication to democratic ideals and his selfless heart.  Michael P. Barnes was incredibly brilliant, incredibly funny, incredibly selfless, and his mark on NJ politics is historic, not because he sought the limelight for himself, but because he used politics to actually improve the human condition.

I miss him terribly.

Joe Blinked

by: carolh

Thu Apr 12, 2007 at 05:46:27 PM EDT

Well, the Governor was going to be there, so there was probably going to be a lot of folks there. I had a rare free day to go.  It was fate - I had to go because I actually could.  So I put on my lucky yellow raincoat - the one I wore to my very first Howard Dean meetup - and the very last one I found for sale on Cape May during Hurricane Floyd.

Surprisingly, the room was half empty, but all the key players from each camp were present - and the full press.  Star Ledger, Record, TV.  This was historic.  The Democratic Machine-backed candidates for State Senate and Assembly were actually withdrawing after the BCDO convention that elected them.  The Bergen County Democratic Boss was admitting defeat before a single vote in the Primary had even been cast.  The reason given was Party Unity.  Uniting to run against the Republicans. (Who?) Making up, avoiding a rift, all that stuff.  It was explained as a family fight that was being resolved.  Governor Corzine and Congressman Rothman were apparently brokering peace between the Weinberg and Ferriero camps like we were in the Middle East.  Governor Corzine explained how he made many phone calls to ease the tension between the camps.  While Governor Corzine was remarking on the current "angst" in the Bergen Democratic Party, a whole stack of chairs fell over on the side of the room with a crash. The Governor did make a clear point of explaining how he is STILL against pay-to-play and dual office holding, and that he differs from Joe Ferriero on that important point.  He mentioned that this race is also going to be a Clean Elections race.

The real moments of humor were of course Joe joking as usual.  I don't know if anyone realizes just how FUNNY these BCDO things are.  When we are all in the same room together, it is not all glaring and tight-lipped silence.  We actually bust on each other.  It is usually quite entertaining. Joe usually can be quite charming when he needs to be.  And boy did he need to be today.  But the best moments were actually provided by Michael Wildes and Ken Zisa.  Ken mentioning that he was still out campaigning that morning when he got the phonecall. (Poor Ken - he was always the last to know.)  Wildes at first seemed unusually humble and then managed to say that "we would've won" in his speech.  That was funny in itself, but the uncontained laughter of a few folks on the left side of the room after he said it was just priceless. 

During and after the speeches, everybody hugged, it was a feel good, photo-op moment to show our Governor we were all making the effort to get along nice like. (I secretly suspect that this was all a ruse so Michael Wildes could get the one most valuable photo-op that has eluded him all these years - he and Loretta in the same picture). I had the hardest time keeping a straight face during the speeches though, I kept seeing the Englewood Report's photoshop images in my head of Senator Coniglio and Ferriero and Wildes, Zisa and Wilson.  I just could not get those images out of my head. 

My take:  We were in the middle of a big family fight and Governor Corzine had invited Senator Clinton to dinner.  He would be horrified if we all started throwing dinner rolls at each other across the table with Presidential Candidate company there and all.  It would be quite embarassing.  I don't blame him for being concerned.  Bergen County is a big necessary chunk of the NJ electorate to win over.  But the thing is, the Weinberg camp would have won handily.  Joe just couldn't stand to lose the Primary.  It saved face for the BCDO organization - temporarily. But there is still the matter of Pay-To-Play though.  I'd have to say that is still the biggest division between the Ferriero supporters and the Weinberg supporters. 

This early concession could be due to Michael wanting to save up for his race against Rothman next year.  Or maybe the Ferriero camp gave in so we would stop digging?  Digging for answers? Digging into Ken Zisa's ELEC reports?  Digging to locate Dennis Ourey's undisclosed bunker?  Digging to see who gave what to whom or where the BCDO money really goes?  I found it very interesting that several speeches mentioned the 39th and 40th districts and how we need to elect Dems in those districts.  The money from those districts last year went to the Borgata - remember? 

Like my favorite fortune cookie said - "Love all.  Trust a few."  Lots of love flowing at 50 Main Street in Hackensack today.  Trust? well, that takes a little more time.

Ferrierocrat Follies: The Contest

by: The Englewood Report

Fri Apr 06, 2007 at 06:08:06 PM EDT

  "Who's on first, what's on second?"
  - Abbott and Costello

"What am I doing here? What are you doing here?"
  - Ferriero and Coniglio

We've had a hard time keeping a straight face as Party Boss Joe Ferriero and his fumbling threesome (Zisa, Wildes and Wilson) trip on their clown shoes while trying to walk like Karl Rove. Only a few weeks into the campaign and already we have seen some howlers. So, to keep it entertaining, The Englewood Report is having a contest.

We have divided Ferrierocrat antics into three scorable categories.  The first person to reach 10 points in each antic category will be awarded a CD of the classic Abbott and Costello routine, "Who's on First".

We supply you with some examples and points to get you started.

Should Hillary Venture Into Bergen County Before the Primary?

by: mikeshapiro

Wed Apr 04, 2007 at 11:18:59 PM EDT

In March 2003, at the invitation of then-Councilman Michael Wildes (D-Englewood), Senator Hillary Clinton attended and spoke at a free reception that was open to the public at the Radisson Hotel in Englewood.  Councilman Wildes also organized a private reception before the event that netted approximately $50,000 for the Senator from New York.  Given the contentious Bergen County primary between State Senator Loretta Weinberg and Mayor Wildes and their respective Assembly slates in the 37th District, will Senator Clinton repay the previous support of Mr. Wildes with a public boost to Wildes and his team during the Primary campaign? 

BCDO Gay-Bashing

by: Juan Melli

Sat Mar 17, 2007 at 11:50:27 PM EDT

According to the Teaneck Progress blog, the BCDO-backed legislative candidates are already push-polling in the 37th:

She then read a series of statements about Loretta Weinberg that went something like this (paraphrased):

"What if I told you that Loretta Weinberg gave a job to a lawyer who had done pro bono work for her, would that influence my likelihood to vote for her?"

"...and how about if I told you that Loretta Weinberg is just another a tax and spend liberal...?"

"...and how about that she failed to bring the homeland security bacon home to the district...?"

"...and what if I told you that Loretta Weinberg favored civil unions between men and box turtles...?"

When the caller began the same line of questioning about Valerie Huttle, I cut her off. [...]

So I have a question for the BCDO-backed candidates who either paid for this or allowed it to happen on their behalf: are you opposed to civil unions? Why would you use the gay community to divide voters? If you hate gays as much as this push-polling suggests, you should have the balls to say so directly. Otherwise, you should strongly and immediately denounce these cowardly, hateful tactics.

Anything To Get Elected

by: Juan Melli

Fri Mar 16, 2007 at 12:21:48 AM EDT

The article [pg 1, 2] points out that their press release is factually wrong, but that's not the shocker. The interesting stuff is near the end where it gets pretty funny and yet dizzying. Try to follow along.

First, Wildes plays the ignorance card, saying he knew nothing about it.

When asked about the news release, Wildes first denied having seen it [...]

then said he had been "confused," that he had seen it but explained that third-party staff writers had the authority to use his quotes. "I only verify my factual statements."

Wildes said if there was a question as to validity of the other information contained in the release, it would have to be taken up with the person who wrote the release.

What Kind of Democrats Suck Up To Chris Christie?

by: Juan Melli

Thu Mar 08, 2007 at 03:23:19 PM EST

Chris Christie is a former Republican Freeholder from Morris County who had the honor to be a Bush "Pioneer" in the 2000 election.  Pioneers are people who raised $100,000 or more for Bush Cheney 2000.  After Bush took office in 2000, Christie was appointed US Attorney for New Jersey.  Christie was also widely rumored to be a leading Republican candidate for Frank Lautenberg's Senate seat, and is the leading Republican to take on Jon Corzine for Governor in 2009.  In short, he has been a powerful and long-time partisan Republican, and has aspirations to enter politics again as a Republican some day in the future.

Today, in a press release that attempts to draw Senator Loretta Weinberg into a "scandal" that the BCDO is trying to claim involves her, presumed BCDO-backed Assembly candidate Ken Zisa has nothing but kind words for proven Republican partisan Christie.

"Where there's subpoenas, there's fire," Zisa said. "Mr. Christie is known for treading carefully and deliberately. After months of denials, Weinberg, Johnson and Huttle will now have to contend with a full throttle federal probe of their most full throated supporter."

What is Ken Zisa, Hackensack's Chief of Police, doing wiping his feet on the entire idea of presumption of guilt? "Where there's subpoenas, there's fire?" You mean, 'guilty until proven innocent?' I thought it was the other way around in America.

And since when has Christie been "known for treading carefully and deliberately?" Didn't that myth get blown out of the water last fall when he abused his power to turn the US Attorney's office into an arm of the Kean Jr campaign?  Again, back to Huntsu.

In September, Christie issued a subpoena on a non-profit regarding their rental of a building from Democratic Senator Bob Menendez as he was in a rough campaign with Tom Kean Jr.  The subpoena came in what appeared concert with the Kean Jr. campaign's post-Labor Day putsch on corruption issues, and knocked Menendez off message for weeks.

The subpoena was not issued quietly, either.

"The big issue of the subpoena is that, while ordinarily they are kept confidential, it was quickly known by everybody that this was issued," said Rick Thigpen, a Democratic strategist. "You would certainly wonder was there anything so significantly pressing that it couldn't wait till after the election."

In fact, there was a lot of press regarding the subpoena - including comments from Christie - before the election and then a seeming silence since then.  This could be simply a loss of interest after an election, but there has also been no move on Menendez.  There was a very public subpoena and then it quieted down.

I'm not sure which is worse - Ken Zisa's glowing comments about partisan hack Chris Christie coming from a Democrat, or his comments about the presumption of guilt coming from someone in law enforcement.

Ferriero Outbossed! (and other frustrated musings)

by: lsanchez490

Thu Feb 01, 2007 at 02:29:08 AM EST

Our Dear Leader speaks! Highlights from Joe Ferriero's letter to Bergen County Committee Members

by: lsanchez490

Wed Jan 24, 2007 at 11:14:50 PM EST

I am no history expert on the County of Bergen, but I would wager this particular paragraph begins with an outright lie.

Bergen County is the only County in the State that selects party candidates in district caucuses. This process goes back to the time when Bergen County had five Legislative Districts within its borders. Redistricting has created a situation where this is no longer the case, with several districts having little representation within Bergen County.

One more note.

The candidates selected to represent our Party receive the endorsement of our Party and the privilege of appearing in our column. It is our responsibility as a party to ensure that all candidates best represent the ideals of our organization.

A theme in all my posts will be Latinos and  Englewoodians in positions of power. In the aforementioned BCDO letter, I must note Corresponding Secretary Laureana Organ, State Commitee-men Daniel Ortega and Omar Rodriguez as well as our former Councilman-at-Large (and new Planning Board  member) Rev. Vernon Walton.

Who is Michael Wildes? Cid Wilson? Ken Zisa (Kenny won't be difficult)

by: lsanchez490

Wed Jan 24, 2007 at 03:34:39 AM EST

Michael Wildes for Congress

I guess one must respect Michael for fantasizing to be more than just the Mayor of Englewood. After all, he is no longer 'boy wonder' and must be painfully conscious of the looming and dreaded 'has been' status. He has goals and a vision for his future. We must all have goals and a vision for our future. For further reading I will include some memorable bits  that Englewoodians enjoyed during the Wildes v. Stern matchup.
To be fair, I must include a link to Dr. Stern's website.

Bob Stern for Mayor 

For those of you looking for a multimedia experience, try the following links:

Meet the Real Michael Wildes 

Inside the Mind of Michael Wildes 

and one more...

Vote Against Scare Tactics 

As far as Mr. Wilson is concerned, I will have to confess that as a Latin American Democrat, I do not know what to make of Mr. Wilson and his decision to add his name to that of Kenny and Michael. I will provide some links with basic biographical information on Mr. Wilson. I do not know anything about his politics. But I will say that he has a most impressive resume. And were his name not attached to that of Zisa and Wildes, I would have to be very impressed by a Dominican-American Latin American success story. But the fact that he has lent his name to complete the Ferriero-crat Triumvirate tears me to pieces.

Ferriero-crats announce their ticket.....Zisa, Wildes, Wilson???!

by: lsanchez490

Wed Jan 24, 2007 at 02:19:13 AM EST

Politifax
A Weekly Electronic Newsletter on Politics in NEW JERSEY
Volume X, # 30 January 24, 2007

  DISTRICT 37. It's all but certain that Joe Ferriero
will put up a ticket to challenge Loretta Weinberg, Gordon
Johnson, and Valerie Huttle. (The Record reports
that the challengers will be Ken Zisa, Englewood Mayor
Michael Wildes, and Bergen Community College
trustee Cid Wilson.) The Ferriero forces are pushing
amendment to the party by laws that would require
legislative candidates to get the approval of the entire
County Committee rather than just those members in
the relevant district. The Weinberg team held a large
preemptive rally that attracted labor leaders (including
Charlie Wowkanech, environmental organizations, and
women's rights groups). But the Senator's forces are
smiling even more over the fact that an investigator
from the Attorney General's office is on the verge of
identifying the forger who submitted letters of resignation
for County Committee members who supported
Weinberg back in 2005 when she and Zisa were battling
to succeed Byron Baer.

I think most readers are familiar with the Zisas, or at least just about every resident in the City of Hackensack. So I'm going to have to break this down, mostly for myself, but hopefully some of you may find this informative, one candidate at a time.

To repeat, I am a relatively new to local politics in New Jersey. If you would have asked me two years ago to name my legislators, let alone my representatives to the Englewood Council, I would have been absolutely clueless. What a difference a couple years makes. What a difference a year makes. I confess that I know nothing about Ken Zisa. I know a little bit about Michael Wildes considering he is my mayor after all. I think I may have voted for him the first time he ran for mayor UNOPPOSED and then supported the wonderfully Independent Dr. Bob Stern during the last mayoral election against Wildes. And I definitely knew absolutely nothing about Cid Wilson. So I did a quick superficial bit of googling and came up with some basic biographical information.

I Know What You Did Last Election

by: Juan Melli

Wed Jan 24, 2007 at 01:38:27 AM EST

BCDO chair Joe Ferriero is very old school and runs the organization like a stereotypical boys club straight out of the Sopranos. He had promised Ken Zisa the Senate seat and he's determined not to lose it again to Senator Weinberg, no matter what it takes. Don't underestimate him - he led the revival of the county party and raised millions in the process. But he'll play dirty and cheat if he has to. That's what happened last time.

Ferriero ally and former Bergenfield Mayor Kevin Clancy was accused of forging the resignation letters of five Bergenfield supporters of Loretta Weinberg in order to influence the result of the 2005 special election. "He resigned as head of Bergenfield's Democratic committee in October 2005, soon after the allegations surfaced."

Senator Weinberg says that an investigation into the matter "is coming to fruition" and has accused Clancy of the forgeries:

"The forgery is an absolute fact.  This was not alleged...We don't do things this way in my Democratic party.  It's an outrage."

This is an outrage, and unfortunately, it would be irresponsible to assume things will be any different this time around. If anything, we should expect them to be worse.

We know many of you like Carol Hoernlein are active in the BCDO. We will be watching carefully over the next few months, and we ask that you be vigilant, too.

A Lone Voice in the BCDO Wilderness

by: rachael'sdad

Tue Jan 23, 2007 at 01:03:44 PM EST

I was fortunate enough to be able to share a car ride with Carol and the recently elected Glen Rock Councilman, Byron Arnao, who was one of New Jersey for Dean's tech gurus, as we drove up to New Hampshire and Vermont in June 2003 to campaign for Howard Dean and witness his official announcement.

During the many hours in that car, I was able to participate in some of the most fascinating political conversations in my life and also learned a lot from Carol about the evils of Monosodium Glutamate and Aspartame.

Carol became a member of the Tenafly Municipal/County Committee in 2005, was embroiled in the controversial battle between Loretta Weinberg and Ken Zisa for Byron Baer's vacated State Senate seat as she will describe, and was elected to the Tenafly Town Council in 2006.

Following is an open letter that Carol has blasted out to to members of the media and the progressive community to educate us all about what the villainous Democratic Party boss of Bergen County, Joseph Ferriero, is trying to do as part of his scheme to oust State Senator Loretta Weinberg and State Assemblypersons Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Gordon Johnson in his effort to control the entire Democratic legislative delegation to Trenton

I am a Bergen County Democratic Committeewoman from Tenafly.  I am writing this to let the public know about a change being brought about by the Bergen County Democratic Chairman, Joseph Ferriero.  I also will explain what has been going on behind the scenes that has caused a State Senator to use the unprecedented step of having a rally months before the Primary for her re-election campaign.

If I had a million and a half dollars

by: rachael'sdad

Fri Dec 22, 2006 at 04:38:04 PM EST

From Forty Districts and Twenty-One Counties:

If we could help raise $100,000 in each of the fourteen districts, that would be enough to have a real campaign:  headquarters, literature, signs, some TV and mailings.  Many of these legislators haven't seen a real campaign in years and may well be vulnerable to a vigorous challenge.  However, this would mean raising $1,500,000 between now and November.  However, if we could get 14,000 people across the state to simply give $10 a month, we could do it.  On the other side, if 1,500 people gave $100.  It might be an interesting project for New Jersey for Democracy or Blue Jersey or someone to explore.
The same is true for county politics.  There are eight counties that have no Democratic freeholders (Burlington, Cape May, Hunterdon, Morris, Ocean, Somerste, Sussex and Warren).  Most of these counties have very weak or fragmented Democratic organizations where they even exist.  Again, putting $100,000 into a county campaign means that there is a real campaign.  Hopefully, this is considered a productive endeavor that stands a chance of actually advancing liberal objectives.

If progressives were able to raise $1.5 million (not probable, but not impossible), why spread it equally amongst 14 legislative districts or 8 counties without taking into consideration how progressive the candidates that we would be supporting would be or whether the candidates in question had a chance in hell of winning?

Why not identify those Democratic candidates who were both the most progressive and had the best chance to win and focus whatever resources we have on their races?  Why not also support primary challenges against those Democrats who have ceased to be or have never been advocates for progressive values?

Bloggers as Journalists/Blue Jersey and Camille Abate/Brilliant at Breakfast's Offer

by: bertinlefkovic

Sun May 28, 2006 at 02:32:14 AM EDT