The "Big Difference" is It will be "Fact-Based"by: Dean BarkerThu Nov 18, 2010 at 05:44:14 AM EST |
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[Kathy] Sullivan told the Status she will formally announce the formation of a 501(c)(4) issues group, which, she said, will be up and running by the end of the year.Oh, you mean like Cornerstone, right? Well, not exactly: "The big difference is that this will be a fact-based group," she said. "I look at this as pragmatic and progressive, which is the New Hampshire way."I'm especially down on that last graf. There's little lefty infrastructure in this state that isn't - like this place - held together with some string and volunteer effort and the best intentions. I am convinced that one of the reasons it is hard to hold onto Democratic gains and values in this state is that the state media and political culture is in a state of stasis. Adding: interestingly, at RootsCampNH last weekend I co-led a session on how to respond to Citizens United. Despite the presence of a number of fierce campaign finance reform advocates in the room, and given the tsunami of cash that will inevitably roll our way in pro-GOP ads for 2012, the reaction to the question "Do we fight fire with fire?" was largely met with approval. |