Democrats are losing the union vote, which itself isn't as strong as it used to be.
They're not losing the union vote.
The Party can no longer be anti-business and expect to raise money and win elections. Just being pro-union won't cut it.
The big business crowd already votes Republican and that's not going to change. There's no need to pander to the wealthy corporate types, it hurts our message and our credibility. Democrats need to be an alternative to the Republicans, not Republican-lite.
Second, it sounds like Dean is stuck in the Democratic strategy that failed in 2004: fire up your base and boost voter turn out, and you'll win. That's not good enough any more.
Dean IS reaching out. He's working to regain the trust of the working class vote and change the Democratic agenda to truly benefit the average American. The Republican agenda only benefits the large corporations and the Christian fundamentalists, the Deomcratic agenda will benefit the American people.
