How will Dems win the Country back?

Quit focusing entirely on the Presidential election. "... re-routing more energy and resources into congressional, state and local campaigns, leadership development and training could prove to be a worthy investment in a Democratic future."

This is from Ruy Teixeira in his comment responding to the recent article by Colbert I. King at the Washington Post.

This is a long term strategy. It sets the field on which elections are held. The Republicans have been very good at long term strategies, while Democrats have not been sufficiently organized or focused to do much.

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See previous posts

• Why do Republicans win elections? An analysis of the Republican Strengths.
  
• Republican advantages in the national election system. Discussion of how the Republicans curently have an advantage in the national elections.
  
• Repub losing ground; Dems not gaining. Why? What are Democrats doing wrong?
  
• What do the Democrats stand for? What is the position of the Democratic Party? This must be supplemented with structures that get candidates elected.
  
• More on Democratic Reconstruction The impact of the unions on the Democratic Party.
  
• What do Democrats need to win? What will it take to animate Democratic voters? (Hint: It won't be as simple as framing the debate.)
  
• Liberal? Conservative? Who are you? A link to an interesting political questionaire that will tell you how you fit in the political spectrum. The categories the questionaire uses are the really interesting part.
  
• Dean Charting a new trail for Democrats Howard Dean, the new DNC Chairman, is focusing on rebuilding state parties.
  
• How do we reform the Democrtic Party Ruy Teixeira's views on how the Democratic Party needs to be changed to win elections.
  
• The next 18 months in U.S. Politics A description of the political landscape between now and the next election.
  
• The Battle for the soul of America What is religion doing to American politics?