Netroots Doing the Work of the NRCC–A Continuing Saga

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We’ve chronicled the shift in recent months in the attitude among the netroots towards moderate and conservative Democrats. Just a few months ago, the paramount goal of the left was achieving Congressional majorities–even if it meant backing Democrats who occasionally voted with the president. But the impotence of the Democratic majority seems to have changed everything. Now the netroots have turned their fire on the ‘Bush Dogs’ (which we first wrote about here). The latest news to warm the heart of NRCC Chair Tom Cole is this item from OpenLeft:

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