Hi. I know you're very busy and important people, so we'll be brief.
In 2006, Democratic activists in the netroots and grassroots collaborated to successfully oust Richard Pombo, a 7 term Republican Congressman from a predominently Republican district. The candidate who beat him, Jerry McNerney, wasn't considered to have any chance in hell by the Democratic consultants or the media pundits. He was only one of several such candidates making "surprising" wins last year with our support, despite neglect from beltway Democrats.
Also in 2006, Democratic activists in the netroots and grassroots collaborated to successfully defeat a 3-term Senator, Joe Lieberman, in the Democratic primary. Unfortunately, institutional Democrats didn't fully support Connecticut's Democratic nominee, and thus continue to be saddled with Lieberman, who claims to caucus with the Democrats, while consistently voting with the Republicans.
(There's just a little bit more under the fold. Not much. Just the punchline.)
Today, in 2007, Congressional approval is at an all-time low. Congress is more despised than even Richard Cheney. Polling demonstrates that the reason for this is because Democrats are almost as disapproving of this Democratic Congress as Republicans are.
I just wanted to remind you Democrats in Congress of these facts. I also want to mention that we activists are far ahead of your consultants and the traditional media in making innovative use of the internet, the most powerful communications and fundraising medium in history.
OK, that's all. You can now return to whatever it was that you were doing.
But I wouldn't recommend it.