Open Left

There are a few assumptions here (0.00 / 0)

1) You may be assuming that the netroots are more ideologically progressive than they actually are.  It's not hard to believe that there is a fraction of the netroots that identifies as Democrats and actually likes Blue Dogs.  I wouldn't be surprised if the ideological median of Democratic voters is much closer to the New Democrats than to Progressives.

2) There seems to be an assumption that all districts are equal.  My perception has been that money is directed towards candidates in potential "swing" districts.  Conventional wisdom (which isn't necessarily true) suggests that Democrats in such districts should be more conservative than Democrats in "safe" districts.  I can't really think of a good way to control for partisan lean of a district, though, since we're working with a small sample size.

Things You Don't Talk About in Polite Company: Religion, Politics, the Occasional Intersection of Both

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by: Anthony de Jesus @ Wed Apr 01, 2009 at 22:26:29 PM CDT