The DLC/DailyKos rivalry

I didn't realize until this summer that the Liberal netroots were so bitter about the DLC. But it has been interesting to watch the soap opera as the Democrats ramp up for a run at the White House--an office not held by a DLC-hating Dem in almost 30 years.

This article ("The Lopsided Netroots")--about the reasons for a Liberal netroots advantage, provides some interesting perspective on the DLC v. DailyKos rivalry:

"Contrary to popular belief, the Netroots aren't particularly liberal. Opposition to the Iraq war aside, they're nonideological. They will happily support centrists like Virginia's Jim Webb or Montana's Jon Tester so long as those centrists are 'proud' Democrats. One of the things that most animates the Netroots is the belief that the kind of politics practiced by centrist organizations like the DLC is best described as 'loserism.' If you're getting the sense that the main difference between groups like the DLC and the Netroots is one of style, you're warming to the scent. The Netroots are passionate and in your face. They may not know what they like, but they know what they don't like. Their turn-offs include Republicans, conservatives, and George W. Bush. Their turn-ons are politicians and pundits who don't shy away from exposing and excoriating these turn-offs."