While We’re All Talking About Dunning…
We keep talking about it because it’s all about local Dems being all they can be. It’s important, and this LTE in Sunday’s D&C does a good job of it:
Dunning sold out his support base
The April 6 editorial “Dunning’s new way” hit the nail right on the head. In a separate “News Beat” item, you quoted him as saying that he has developed a close relationship with the Republican members of the Chili Town Board, and couldn’t envision campaigning against any of them. I have to ask, if David Dunning had remained a Democrat and had run for a second term as supervisor, do you really think these people on the Town Board would not have campaigned against him? Moreover, he speaks of still being the same person who will always hold true to his values. At this point, what values does he have? He has betrayed his party.
They sum it up really well:
Furthermore, in my opinion, Dunning does not value those who elected him as a Democrat. Finally, I believe that Dunning is now in the pocket of the Chili Republicans. Are they going to allow him to hold fast to any values that he may think he has?
This, in a nutshell, describes why it’s not just enough to have a “Dem” run in every race, but we need them to articulate why they’re running as a Dem. I mean, sorry, having a pulse and registering as a Dem just ain’t enough. BUT, if you articulate what you’re all about, you’re making the most of the opportunity to advance core Democratic values and build up the brand locally.
Whether you win or lose. Not everyone made it up over those cliffs surrounding Normandy beach, but each wave of troops made it all the more possible for the next wave.
good point. Too often west side democrats try to pick candidates that are too much like republicans. We need candidates that for example work hard to define in a new way the economic ills we face and the need for new and more small d democratic solutions. Stop playign defense ands start playing offense.
Still Dunning needs to be pressured to give a better accounting of his actions and check out Bernie Iacavanglo more.
viz an earlier post by jbizbo the link did not work.
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