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Why The Dems Are Going To YearlyKos

In 2005, New York Times' David Brooks dismissed liberal bloggers as part of a "university-town elite" who would lead Democrats to only "carry Berkeley for decades to come." Yet in the 2006 elections, with blogs playing a significant role, voters from all kinds of towns chose Democrats to run Congress. Brooks acknowledged no misjudgment, writing, "If Democrats are going to take advantage of their victory, they ... have to show they have not been taken over by their bloggers...."
This week, Democrats will ignore Brooks again. YearlyKos, the largest gathering of the liberal "netroots," comes to Chicago, featuring all major Democratic presidential candidates along with the heads of the House and Senate.