Thom Hartmann: What we can learn from the Tea Party

Something that merits serious consideration, excellently put (h/t David Atkins at Digby's place). Thoughts about winning now from Thom Hartmann:



Control the primaries, and you control the candidates. How often have we talked about primaries as the only way to mount electoral challenges (as opposed to extra-electoral ones)?

Infiltrating an organization from below is how the Southern Baptist Convention fell to Movement Conservatives. It's how Texas school book contents are controlled. And it's how the Democratic party can be brought to heel — perhaps the only way.

Note the time-frame — starting now could pay off big next year. Seriously.

Playing to win means — actually playing, and actually winning. Many do neither, and some do just the first. Just sayin'.

GP