you want a Democratic landslide??? then read this ... [View All]

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yes, it looks like the Dems are doing pretty well ... we might win here; we might win there ... overall, the republicans have been so awful for the country that many good things are being dumped right in our laps ...

but Democrats are not like the heavyweight fighters they should be ... we are not "taking it to them" ... we are not showing the American people that we can take these guys out with one punch ... we're so busy not appearing too partisan that we're not standing up for ourselves and we're not making the devastating case against republican failures that should be made ...

so, you ready for some tough talk, issue by issue? well, here you go ... my advice, skip the excerpt below, click the link and read what the man has to say ... his approach to the issues and to the politics is a flavor we have not seen in our Democratic "warriors" for far too long ...

source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brent-budowsky/lets-landslide-memo-to-d_b_27891.html

Let's Landslide: Memo to Democratic Senate and House Candidates and Staff

This note will lay out specific initiatives involving ideas, message, taking control of the debate, and winning. A subsequent note will propose ways that Air America, the Party, individual candidates and the blogosphere can fight and win in unison on matters such as mobilizing the vote and instant reaction to Republican vote manipulations and their inevitable October Surprise. Though I emphasize again we must have OUR October surprise.

I come from the JFK school of winning. When I was a very young Senate aide, my bosses were JFK guys and would take me periodically to the old Mayflower Hotel where the great Kenny O'Donnell would hold court and talk about JFK and Bobby. They knew how to win, they played to win, and they won because they always took the initiative, they always took the offensive, they believed in striking first, and striking hard, and taking the fight to the other guy. Qualities modern Democrats have largely lost and must regain. <skip>

Lets make 2006 a Tsunami. Lets make 2006 a landslide. And understand the math: we can win seats but remain in the minority; and we can win a slight majority of popular votes but emerge with a landslide gain of seats. Do not believe what the compensated consultants or pundits say on television. They have almost nothing to do with the real America. On the Sunday before the 1994 Republican landslide the Hotline and Sunday Washington Post polled 21 alleged experts. 17 of them, many of the same people in the punditry class today, said the Democrats would retain control of the House. 48 hours before a Republican landslide they had it totally backwards. When you see them on television today, ignore them.

Here are some ways to take the right issues to the voters to win:

(note: DU's excerpt rules don't allow me to post the author's point-by-point, issue-by-issue case against the republicans ... instead, i'll just list the issues he raised and ask you to read the linked article for the details ...

1. Iraq - stop rubberstamping bush
2. weakened military infrastructure and the draft
3. pro-American energy policy instead of a Big Oil policy
4. fight for homeless veterans
5. homelessness and hunger tied to religious groups
6. vision of a unified America as an American family
7. diffuse partisan allegations by saying a couple of nice words about one or two republicans
8. challenge repubicans on homeland security: "where have you been?"


The American people love underdogs and fighters; let's take the fight to them.

The American people are tired of anger politics, fear politics,and partisan vindictivenesss; let's stand for an American family with pro-American policies, pro-American unity, and the American spirit of courage and bravery. The American people do not want to substitute our anger and vindictiveness for theirs; they want to end this era of Bushism and Republicanism and all it represents, and bring back the good old USA with a can-do spirit, a country that comes together, and a democracy that is respected throughout the world.

With overwhelming disapproval of the status quo, the President, the Congress and the media the American people are giving us their message loud and clear. If we listen carefully to what they are saying, we will win an epic victory and send a message that will rocket through America and rocket around the world.