we are trying to elect a progressive candidate and based on policies (you know that stuff elections should be about) Obama is not a progressive.He is running a campaign based on propaganda. If you do not like what you see you can go back to DailyKos there is a nice little echo chamber there for you.

on this thing.

Now, sadly, so have I.

I agree.  

Much of the diaries might as well be RNC opposition research.  

It's too bad.  I remember when I fled here to get information I couldn't get elsewhere (substantative diaries), now I leave rather quickly to avoid upset.  

My family is divided about equally between Obama and Clinton and as normal folks (other than myself) who aren't obsessed with politics they like both candidates.  

It'd be good if we could remember that power can quickly go away if we resort to sqabbling over the little we have.

This primary is starting to feel like a soap opera, or an accident you just can't turn away from.  I think when it is over (please God, soon) people will return to focusing on the issues and candidates we all are normally concerned with.  For now, this has to play out.

it's not just MyDD, it's the entire Progressive blogosphere to some extent. We're going to be running offense in maybe fifty districts this year for the House alone, there's an outside chance that we may take enough Senate seats to have a filibuster-proof majority, there are critical local elections all over the place, but the big blogs are obsessing on Clinton vs. Obama to a huge extent.

You even see that in the offline sphere. I'd have no problems filling a bus to go to PA for canvassing for Obama. Filling a car to go to NY-29 or NY-26? That would be problematic.

When you get right down to it no one candidate is more progressive than the other. To the extent that both Democratic candidates and their supporters "keep the eyes on the prize", (keys to the White House and a majority in Congress) there should be plenty of opportunity to promote a progressive political agenda. Misleading statements about either candidate's position and deliberate slams on their character should have no place. Let s/he who is blameless cast the first stone.

Obama is not the leader of historic change, he is the product of the success of the progressive netroots community. An historic change in the political process has occurred and MYDD has missed it. From a Christian perspective, it is the same as when the Jews missed their Messiah event after having prayed and worked toward it for centuries. Obama is not a Messiah, quite the opposite as this is a bottom up movement. The community selected him as the representative.

The old era of the Clinton's is over. For the old to have power past their time is a disaster. See GWB administration run by the oldest generation (Cheney)far past their time.

America now reclaims its leadership in the world as setting the standards for a new people powered politics free from corrupt money and behind the scenes king makers with the rise to power of Obama. It is sad to see those who are missing this historic moment seeking to crucify the rise of the dream the netroots community has worked toward.

MyDD has about 1%-2% of the audience size of Daily Kos. That doesn't make the Big Orange better, by any stretch of the imagination. But, that's at the heart of a great deal of criticism that the diarist attempts to use to support his case today.

There's a lot more to it than this, of course. But, IMHO, the diarist is a strong supporter of the Big Orange, as is evident from his frequent pro-Obama posts there.

Generally speaking, the sense I get from this post is that it's ill-conceived--and partly at least--more of a veiled criticism about how there's too much focus at the top of the ticket due to the divisiveness at the national level in our Primary.

Diarist is on record as saying the solution to this problem is to dump Clinton, to allow focus on downticket races. (Although diarist doesn't come out and say that this time.)

This place has something that DKos doesn't have, and that's state-by-state links on the front page. And, there's plenty of local action to be found here. Additionally, in closing, this place is not intended--per recent comments from Jerome et al--to be what DKos is, which (lately) is an outlet intended for everyone. It's not, even though diarist assumes that's the case.

Assertion that this place isn't progressive enough is pretty sad, in light of the "reality-based blog's"--you know, "Brand X's"--recent re-acknowledgement that it's more centrist in nature.

Finally, it's my assertion--personal opinion--that Hillary is actually more progressive in "real life" than the other guy, even though the other guy's words appear to make it appear just the opposite. At the end of the day, Hillary's done a lot more than just vote present on many issues when it's truly mattered. This includes a many-decade's-long commitment of action and results, not just words and empty claims to that effect.

You want fast food blogging, with a large menu? There are plenty of places that cater to the masses. For the forseeable future, however, this blog ain't one of 'em; nor does it pretend to be something that it's not. And, it is these last few words that, IMHO, are the real difference between this place and the other joint.

communities would have preferred Edwards and could have stayed united against any primary or general election opponent for ideals as in your face and starkly contrasted as his were.  We are now faced with choosing from two less than progressive, better than the alternative, candidates onto whom we project our hopes for a better America and planet.  These projections are frequently jaded and unrealistic, but they become our mantra as we get closer to the election, making us feel better about our decision. In the end it's all about the SCOTUS and how our legislation gets interpreted into enforceable law. The writing is on the wall, Obama is slowly wrapping this up, but were she to pull this out of her ass and get the machine to overturn the delgate count, I will still vote for her over McPain.  I will pray she does not run the country like she did her campaign, hopefully she can learn from the experience.  Here's an olive leaf to the HRC supporters.........Either candidate over McPain, unconditionally.

...a diary which is both wrong in its assumptions and little more than an extension of the diarist's trollish behavior here of late, further supported by  diarist's pro-Obama diaries over at DKos.

Frankly, based upon my observation of diarist here in last few weeks, this person appears to be on a mission which appears to be less-constructive than most, in general, IMHO.

Saying this place is "failing," when audience-size is growing at almost three-times the rate of "the other brand" further demonstrates the underlying purposes and intention of the diarist, as well.

Starting at the greeting (the headline), the diarist puts forth assumptions that are just downright bogus and disaffecting.

More of the same..."ssdd"...personally, I'm not buying these "woof tickets," and I suspect many others here share this opinion.

Think its bad here? It's worse on the DailyKos. That's why I've fled to here in the last couple of weeks. Compared to the DailyKos, this place is a sanctuary. I can't write a comment on the Kos without getting a comment that I'm stupid, on drugs or am poor. (Unfortunately, some people think all poor people are dumb and hope they will vote Republican).

But I'm here, and hopefully this site can attract more bloggers who want to have a good conversation about the election and the problems this world and country face.

the Democratic nomination that MYDD will become a pro-McCain site.

I've rotated between supporting obama and Hillary the last few months.

I read diaries on both MYDD and DKOS. I learn most people on DKOS are for Obama and most on MYDD are for Hillary.

I wish both communities had a mix of Barack and Hillary supporters -

It wouldn't suprise me, if half of the diary writers here are Republicans. Nearly every diary is some antiObama rant. Written by people with too mucxh time on their hands.

Where is the editorial overisght to check these wild diary entries?

Some of the front diarists have been fanning the discord with open attacks on not just Obama, but those who prefer him, for some illogical reason.

this has been true for some time now. I've been here for well over a year and have seen MYDD morph from a progressive cutting edge website into a site dedicated to swiftboating the likely Democratic Presidential nominee. Who needs Republicans when we've got Democrats willing to to do the swiftboating for them?

and I have to say if you are what passes for a "progressive" then I want to be whatever opposite of you is.