I'm watching MSNBC right now. Or not really watching, but it's on in the background as I'm working on my laptop.
The anchor goes live to a town hall in Wisconsin with Chelsea Clinton, where she is taking questions at Marquette University.
This diary isn't intended as a research document or finished product, just a springboard for ideas and vehicle to reconcile dueling thoughts.
After several spirited threads, a few ideas have crystallized for me. The overriding theme seems to be that any Democratic nominating process should, in my opinion, value a few complementary and competing key principles:
Now, in more depth, here's how I see each respective value currently represented in this cycle's process:
· MI-07: Ex-GOP Rep. Schwarz Endorses Democrat Schauer (HellofaSandwich)
· Elizabeth Dole Pushed Banking Deregulation Days before Collapse Triggered (The Southern Dem)
· GQRR Survey: Young Evangelicals Less Supportive of McCain (Mike Connery)
· Term Limits Be Damned: Bloomberg To Run For Third Term (lipris)
· Tim Kaine: Best Quote EVAH About Palin Selection? (lowkell)
· GA-Sen: Chambliss Leads by 2 (HellofaSandwich)
· NC-Sen: PPP has Hagan up 8 (John Rohrbach)
· NM-Sen: Udall Explains Why He Voted Against the Bailout (fbihop)
· LA-02: Five Days LEFT (DailyKingFish)
· Obama liveblog from Colorado (em dash)
· Sarah Palin's Mentor...Well, THAT Explains It! (lowkell)
· MN-03: Paulsen (GOP) getting desperate with attack ad (MN Campaign Report)
