Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Good Advice to the Dems from Karl Rove

Not that they listen to folks like this. One problems the Dems have involves their current leadership and the patronage system that sprung up in the '70s. The DNC has been run like a Union shop for decades, requiring massive amounts of "time served" before candidates can be taken seriously for higher office. This makes itself painfully obvious in their presidential choices, starting with Mondale (remember Fritz?) and continuing to Automaton John Kerry. It's why many in the Dem base fear a Hillary nomination in 2008.

OTOH, they can't say they aren't getting good adivce from the trenches:

Coalition building is not easy, especially if you're used to listening only to special interests with specific points of view (hint). Coalitions worthy of majorities in this country require more than just the ability to placate and patronize (another hint)... they require deep research into understanding what each segment in the coalition wants, and remaining open to a broad set of desires. The key is then to employ deft communication and negotiation skills to prioritize these wants without giving that nasty disenfranchising aftertaste.

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