I posed this same question on MYDD.
Could proponents of the 50 state strategy answer Rahm Emanuel's question: Is the rate of spending at the DNC and the investment of money and resources in states without competitive 2006 races worth the possible failure to win back the House and Senate? He argues that Democrats running in 2006 need to have as much get-out-the-vote and television support as possible, and that the DNC under Howard Dean does not appear equipped to provide that support. I would welcome, and like to be able to quote, serious answers to this question. Tom Edsall, Washington Post.