In the beginning of August, liberal bloggers met at the YearlyKos convention while centrist Democrats met at the Democratic Leadership Council’s National Conversation. Almost every Democratic presidential candidate attended YearlyKos, and none visited the D.L.C.

At the time, that seemed a sign that the left was gaining the upper hand in its perpetual struggle with the center over the soul of the Democratic Party. But now it’s clear that was only cosmetic.
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The fact is, many Democratic politicians privately detest the netroots’ self-righteousness and bullying. They also know their party has a historic opportunity to pick up disaffected Republicans and moderates, so long as they don’t blow it by drifting into cuckoo land. They also know that a Democratic president is going to face challenges from Iran and elsewhere that are going to require hard-line, hawkish responses.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/25/opinion/...

This "factoid" is offered by bobo sans attribution. If that's true -it probably is for many of the centrists, at least- how ironic that after last week's shamefully self-righteousness pageant that was the Senate's MoveOn res, these "many Democratic politicians" would target that very attribute as detestable.

And WHEN did advocating for a govt worthy of the consent of the governed become "bullying"? I must be missing a constitutional amendment or two.