First, while I appreciate all the e-mails and the complaints to the Nevada Democratic party, Harry Reid and Howard Dean, that route has obviously failed and it's time to try a new approach.

Here is what I propose.

Daily Kos and MYDD, and whichever bigtime big name progressive bloggers want to get involved, should schedule THEIR OWN CANDIDATE FORUM for the exact same date and time as the Nevada Democratic party soiree.

And, given the organizing talents of the blogosphere, you could even set it up for a venue in the same city as the Nevada Dem party forum.

Then, you invite all the candidates to show up.

Give them a choice between showing up at the Fox event, and majorly pissing off the blogosphere, or showing up at our event, and screwing over Fox.

I have a sneaking suspicion that even many high level Neveda Democrats would choose us over Fox.

Just my two cents.

UPDATE: My idea will also give the Nevada Democratic Party a way to get out of any contraactual obligation they may have with Fox News. If they schedule a forum, and none of the candidates intends to show up, then there's nothing Fox can do about it.

I suppose Roger Ailes can hold an hour long forum with Hannity and Brit "I Love My Dead Gay Son" Hume trashing the Democrats and the bloggers for supposedly humilating the Nevada Democrats and Harry Reid.

But that would be short-circuited if Reid and the Nevada Party endorsed or acquiesced to our candidate forum. hell, invite the Nevada Party chairman and Majority Leader Reid to our forum as well.

MYDD UPDATE: Seems Teaser posted my idea here a few microns even before I did! My thanks to Teaser for the compliments.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Well, Markos put the kibosh on it. I don't agreee with him, but my name's not on the masthead at Daily Kos.

Maybe Jerome, Chris and the gang will take up the idea instead?