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New York Daily News
April 4, 2007
Democratic policymakers searching for a winning argument for why it's time to get out of Iraq have ditched expert advisers - and appealed to the public for help.
Rank-and-file supporters have been asked to explain to the party why the troops should be brought home. And the best grass-roots tacticians could replace politicians as the public face of the Democrats.
"We want people like you to explain why it's time to end the war and bring our people home," party spokeswoman Karen Finney said in a circular sent to members.
"Rather than react to these out-of-touch Republican remarks with sound bites from Washington, D.C., consultants, we want our response to reflect the views of the people who matter most."
The input of armchair politicians will be used in a campaign advertisement aimed at appealing more to voters than Washington experts would, Finney said.
"[Howard] Dean came to the [Democratic National Committee] with one goal, to put the Democratic Party in the hands of its grass-roots supporters," she said.
"Instead of stating the case ourselves, we want people like you to explain why it's time to end the war."
--Adam Nichols
April 4, 2007
Democratic policymakers searching for a winning argument for why it's time to get out of Iraq have ditched expert advisers - and appealed to the public for help.
Rank-and-file supporters have been asked to explain to the party why the troops should be brought home. And the best grass-roots tacticians could replace politicians as the public face of the Democrats.
"We want people like you to explain why it's time to end the war and bring our people home," party spokeswoman Karen Finney said in a circular sent to members.
"Rather than react to these out-of-touch Republican remarks with sound bites from Washington, D.C., consultants, we want our response to reflect the views of the people who matter most."
The input of armchair politicians will be used in a campaign advertisement aimed at appealing more to voters than Washington experts would, Finney said.
"[Howard] Dean came to the [Democratic National Committee] with one goal, to put the Democratic Party in the hands of its grass-roots supporters," she said.
"Instead of stating the case ourselves, we want people like you to explain why it's time to end the war."
--Adam Nichols