Turning the Party on its Head

Written by: Don McDaniel on Sep 13, 2006 7:34 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Atlanta DFA - Fundraising & House Parties

by DFA Staff

J. Scott Christianson of the Columbia Daily Tribune has an analysys of how local DFA groups fit into the inverted pyramid of the Democratic Party structure:

Democracy for Missouri--www.democracyformo.com--is one good example. A local chapter of the national Democracy for America, DFM recently held its statewide convention in Columbia. While some Democrats view organizations such as DFM as competing with the party proper, they are really more complementary than competitive.

Groups such as DFA can do things the local party organization can't or won't do, such as endorsing a primary challenger instead of the incumbent. Such things need to be done from time to time so that the candidate with the best chance of winning in the general election emerges. Recent examples include Gaylin Carver's win over Bill Tackett in the Cole County primary for county prosecutor and the overanalyzed defeat of Joe Lieberman by Ned Lamont.


According to Scott, our success depends, literally, in turning the Democratic Party on its head.

by Tara Liloia on Saturday, 08/26/06 @ 11:02 PM

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Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, GA 30324