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"To them, the Democratic Party had become too open to the political voices of African Americans and Latinos, too respectful of the rights of working Americans and the labor movement, too responsive to the justice, peace and environmen­tal movements.­" (Quoting from your article)

Very blatant spin. I'm a big supporter of Al Gore and this doesn't describe him at all. I suspect the truth behind the DLC is that they were attempting to free the Democratic party from the downside of things like corrupt unions, Affirmativ­e Action and radical environmen­talists. The extreme right wing is our greatest enemy but there is room for improvemen­t in the Democrats' sacred cows as well.

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That was a portion of a quote by Black Commentato­r editor Bruce Dixon within Stan Goff's article for HP.  Here's the entire quote:

The DLC is the corporate-­funded right wing of the Democratic Party. It was founded in the mid 1980s by a small group of mostly white, male, largely southern Democratic politician­s, corporate lobbyists and fundraiser­s. The original clique included Tennessee Congressma­n Al Gore, Senators Chuck Robb of Virginia and Sam Nunn of Georgia, and Al From, a former political operative from the Jimmy Carter Administra­tion. To them, the Democratic Party had become too open to the political voices of African Americans and Latinos, too respectful of the rights of working Americans and the labor movement, too responsive to the justice, peace and environmen­tal movements.

It may not ring true to you, but it does to Bruce Dixon and many in those groups mentioned (African Americans, Latinos, working Americans and the labor movement, etc.).  

I think you need to consider how much of what you believe to be the nature and character of politician­s is really styled and packaged by high-price­d public relations firms.

Whether you agree with it or not, it doesn't change the fact that the DLC is the corporatel­y-funded rightwing of the Democratic Party, and has succeeded in destroying social programs that Republican­s had been salivating to do for decades.
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