Blowing the Biggest Opportunity of a Generation

Its ironic that the Clintons need and thurst for power, and slash and burn tactics have just destroyed the Democratic parties best chance in a GENERATION to build a huge united coalition of Democrats, Independents and Moderate Republicans.  Barack Obama has a chance to usher in a new democratic majority and a period of democratic rule like none we have ever had before. But we are blowing this opportunity because we are not thinking (1) strategically or (2) long-term. Instead we are focused on the past. We are focused on the 1990's. We have been so angered by Bush, and our hearts are so filled with venom towards Republicans we are rejecting sensible calls to reach out to independents and moderate Republicans. Republicans won by a big margin with Reagan because they formed a huge coalition of support. Economic conservatives and social conservatives all got behind one guy. He also won many independents and moderate Democrats who were called "Reagan Democrats." The Republicans know the power of such a coalition and ever since Reagan have been trying to keep it together with various degrees of success. In order for Democrats to win in November and ALSO, to accomplish many of our largest policy goals we need to think strategically and get behind the candidate who can form a large coalition.