hey, or hillary, if you think that is right. now is not the time for dfa to sit on their hands if they want to play a part in the democratic party. i have no doubt that, in a head to head poll, right now, obama would win in a landslide.
please go to blog for america link at the end, and put in your 2 cents.
DFA NEEDS TO ENDORSE OBAMA NOW! by James Ginsburg Add to favorites View on DFA-Link
Published Saturday, 02/09/08 @ 2:39 am. Linked to Northside DFA. View on DFA-Link
I am on the Steering Committee for Chicago's Northside DFA. This week at our monthly meeting, our group voted 15-0 to endorse Obama. (The vote will be held open for a week so voting members of our group who weren't there can vote on line, but I don't expect the result to change.)
I believe DFA members need to find a way to convince national DFA to hold a membership vote ASAP so DFA can endorse Obama while it still matters. This race is for the soul of the Democratic Party: will we be a party of the people or of corporate lobbyists, grassroots or big money? DFA was founded on the idea of making the Party truly democratic (small d). Endorsing Obama and working toward his election is the way to achieve this.
In Iowa DFA had a campaign to elect a progressive: either Edwards, Kucinich, or Obama. Now that Obama is the only one left of those 3, I think we need to give the DFA membership a chance to endorse him.
When I spoke to Jim Dean 2 weeks ago, he said he did not plan to hold another vote. I think this would be a huge mistake. DFA has a role to play in this fight. We should not sit on the sidelines. I hope people reading this can find a way to persuade the folks in Vermont that the time for a new vote is NOW.
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