Why do "fans" of Howard Dean's 50 State Strategy Oppose Mary Landrieu, Begich & McCaskill?

[hollowdweller]

15. I'm a fan of the 50 state strategy and I don't oppose the people you mention.

I don't like a lot of the things that the Blue dogs are for, or against, but even if they vote for a cause I like 10% of the time that's better than any republican that would vote against my interests 100% of the time.

Now I'm not saying that we shouldn't push for more progressive candidates, we should.

However I don't think anybody but a minority of democrats think that the blue dogs should be defeated and replaced with republicans if that is what you are inferring.

I DO think that the blue dogs should do a better job in their states and districts at educating their voters about the DIFFERENCE between the parties and why the dems represent their interests more, rather than trying to say they are LIKE their opponents and NOT LIKE the DEMOCRATS.

Another thing besides the 50 state strategy is what Dean said about if you run on republican lite the voters choose the republican.

Blue Dogs need to couch their cross party votes within the Democratic framework of helping the middle class be prosperous and as consistent with other party staples like fair wages and equal opportunity for all, not as "vote for me because I voted like a republican".

I think that is what most people who complain about blue dogs are complaining about. NOT that they are voting the way their electorate wants, its that they want to be cast as like a republican by their vote, not as a democrat who is doing this to help the little guy suceed.