I'm forwarding this fund raiser notice from the DNC, but not primarily because of its fundraising appeal. (Of course, if you decide to contribute, so much the better). I'm struck by it because of what it says about the strategy of the National Democratic Party. It says the Party is committed to a 50-state strategy and provides details on how that is progressing. It also says the DNC recognizes the need for permanent, grassroots organizing, not just the every-two-years extravaganza. One of the examples is running a candidate in a district where the experts say a Democrat has no chance of winning. 

My question would be: Can the Democratic Party of Georgia fail to adopt a strategy that complements the national Party? If the DNC is not writing off States like GA where the odds are overwhelmingly against it, can we GA Dems write off every race where the odds are overwhelmingly against us? Can the Georgia Party be any less committed to running full speed ahead, even in some of those races that seem hopeless? There's many a slip between the cup and the lip, but suppose that the DNC succeeds in hiring and funding a full-time staff to fight for Democratic candidates, including the Presidential candidate in 2008? Are we going to say, well, no thanks, we Georgia Democrats are trying to keep our distance from the national Party, especially if its Presidential candidate turns out to be Hillary Clinton? We have a hunker-down strategy, in which we write off whole swaths of the state that seem unwinnable, put the bulk of our resources in safe races where all we have to do is preach to the choir, and hope for the best? And if Hillary is the candidate, fuhgeduhboutit, even though there is no major issue GA Dems will be running on that can be successfully addressed without Democratic influence and support at the national level?