Hi! The Roundtablet team is extremely excited about this new site of ours. We have some exciting things in the pipeline, and the rest of the team will be introducing themselves throughout the next week. But I’ll start it off–I am Alexander Hurst, founder and editor of roundtablet.com. Hopefully, by the fall this site will be much more extensive, and we will be providing valuable strategy for the Democrats, progressive candidates, and all those working on progressive causes.
At Roundtablet, we have our own ideals and hopes for progressive legislation, yet we also realize that the American system of government is flawed; it is much more conducive to perennial election worries than to moving forward with groundbreaking, era defining legislation. We further realize that long-term goals may be at odds with short-term electoral goals, and that even if one focuses on the long term, irreparable damage can be wrought by conservative electoral victories if the long-term focus shortchanges the short-term.
Our challenge to ourselves is to try and break down future possibilities in hopes of identifying the most strategically advantageous moves the Democratic Party can make for electoral success, while also keeping a broad focus on using these electoral successes to continue to push a progressive agenda and build a truly progressive future.
Tomorrow a special election will take place in Massachusetts, for the great Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat. Whether Martha Coakley wins or loses, the Republicans are sure to pounce on the closeness of the race as proof that Americans are opposed to healthcare reform—even in perennially blue Massachusetts.
With open minds, we will be examining the outcome of tomorrow’s election; it’s lessons heading into the fall midterms, and beyond.
