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January 16, 2007
The Middle Way ~ How Democrats Will Lead
I believe that Democrats will only lead as well as they stop and listen to and speak for the majority of Americans. That means adopting the MIDDLE WAY of doing politics. Between extremists of all kinds, is the majority who start businesses or work hard, raise and care for families, and keep our communities going.
By finding common ground with all Americans Democrats will bring more success to America, as the New York Times reports today in an article titled "Democrats Seek the Middle on Social Issues."
Here's an excerpt:In the past 12 years, Democratic strategists say they have learned some hard lessons. Many said they were dismayed to see the religion gap after the 2004 election, with the Republicans’ overwhelming strength among churchgoers and the widespread perception that Democrats were a secular party insensitive to issues of values.
Since then, party leaders say, they have tried hard to connect with those voters, to convince them that, as Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York said, “We are not a bunch of libertines who want to see the superego of society disappear.” Some of the new, prominent Democrats in Congress, like Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, are social conservatives, recruited and cited by Democratic leaders as evidence of the party’s diversity.
| By wjbailes | 07:24 AM