Isn't this also what is happening here on DU?
Bloggers and Billionaires, MoveOn and Howard Dean: The Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party
By Don Hazen, AlterNet. Posted August 21, 2007.
Matt Bai's new book, The Argument, pits Washington insiders against the progressive rebellion for control of the Democratic Party, but he's spent too much time inside the Beltway to get the story right. Tools
As anyone who follows politics knows, there's been a revolt against the "old" Democratic Party represented by Clinton insiders and an array of powerful political consultants, pollsters, and gate keepers.
Frustrated by Clintonian triangulation, two losses to George Bush in elections that were widely perceived to be stolen or given away too easily, and enraged by the party leadership's support of the invasion of Iraq, outsiders have risen up in an attempt to displace the insiders and their losing ways and bring more progressive values and vision to the political process.More here...
http://www.alternet.org/stories/60305/
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