Outside the Beltway
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To regain control in Washington, Democrats need to look for new ideas
and new leaders from across America-and from cyberspace.
WEB-EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY
By Howard Fineman
Newsweek
Updated: 1:14 p.m. ET June 7, 2006
June 7, 2006 - OK, so the Dems didn't quite start their revolution in
San Diego. Their candidate railed against the corruption of
Washington-logically enough, since the race was to replace the
disgraced Randy (Duke) Cunningham. The Republicans were forced to pour
in $5 million and hundreds of staffers to defend a House seat in a
famously conservative district. The Democrats can take heart from the
fact that the race was close. But they also should learn a lesson,
which is that talking about Washington-even if you're attacking the
immorality of the place-isn't the only strategy, or even the main
one.
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