tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833908155522406592.post2074781887722035569..comments2023-11-29T03:49:33.959-05:00Comments on Strike the Last Word: The Big Picture with The Strike: Selling the PlanThe Strikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04155845613252364684noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833908155522406592.post-50208575653712356072009-01-29T13:21:00.000-05:002009-01-29T13:21:00.000-05:00The fissures within the political system on both s...The fissures within the political system on both sides of the isle underscore one of the key difficulties the new administration is going to have to navigate, but a great opportunity. As beautiful as Obama's campaign was organized (and in the end that does have to be attributed to his leadership from the top) he still has to prove that he can be the cohesive figure from the top that keeps the majority together. Obviously, the larger democratic majority makes navigating within the party a much more difficult task, and it is still yet to be determined how much political capital Obama has to use on items such as the stimulus to keep the majority together. If he has to go to the grassroots base and call for progressives to apply pressure on every issue on his platform, that resource may dry up quickly if things do not move in a positive direction.<BR/><BR/>However, if he does mobilize people effectively on a couple of key issues early in the presidency, the grassroots base that created his historic fundraising and organizing operation could become the driving force behind the political agenda. People in Washington know he did not get elected in a very typical fashion, but it is still undetermined how those forces transfer to driving policy. When he does demonstrate he can use the networks he established effectively, particularly on something as important and large as this stimulus package, then we are witnessing a truly radical alteration in the political landscape.Small Town Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067938837326371603noreply@blogger.com