August 11, 2007 06:30 PM UTC

Finding the Real Center

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• by: davidsirota

Markos and Susan G of DailyKos fame have a fantastic op-ed in the Washington Post today. Really – it is terrific. It shows how while Washington insiders at groups like the Democratic Leadership Council lay claim to the “center,” they are, in fact, way way way out of touch with the actual center of American public opinion. And I must say, I absolutely and completely agree.

Markos is going to be debating Harold Ford, Jr. on Meet the Press this Sunday. Ford is the chairman of the DLC, and was the only major Democratic Senate candidate to lose in 2006. But, of course, Washington insiders like him have no sense of when they are embarrassing themselves. Ford – remember, the only major Democratic Senate candidate to lose in 2006 – is actually running around billing himself as an expert on how to win Senate races.

Check local NBC listings for Meet the Press – it should be a good one.