Walter Cronkite wrote a letter to the NYT regarding that same "Democrats See Dream of '06 Victory Taking Form" story to which I linked yesterday. In it, he suggests an idea for how Democrats can turn that dream into action.
A suggestion by which the Democratic Party could command the greatest public attention for its positive agenda: It could within weeks call an extraordinary midterm convention to draw up its platform.
The convention would not need to be expensive. The delegates could be those who attended the 2004 convention. Their meeting would be open to the public and of course the press.
In sharp contrast to the secrecy of the Bush administration, it would let the public, if only remotely, share in the construction of the Democratic platform.
I think this is a good, possibly even great idea. If the poll at Daily Kos is anything to go by, so do a lot of other people...
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