Loading ...I had a great lunch yesterday with a friend who is active in the Alabama Democratic Party, as well as my lovely wife and we ended having a great conversation about what we could do to improve the party. Then, this morning I saw some conversation on Brian’s site about the lack of vision from the Alabama GOP. It seems like everyone in the state is wanting for a clearer vision from both sides.
For me, I think the Alabama Democratic Party has become too set in it’s ways. There is a huge need for new blood and fresh faces, whether that be as candidates, activists, or in the leadership of the party. The Obama candidacy brought many younger politicos under the umbrella of the national party who are still having a difficult time plugging in at the local and state level. The county executive committees are seriously deficient in energy and communication with the broader community. When you team that with a state party that is having a difficult time financially and has yet to attempt producing a comprehensive vision for the party or for the state, we have a serious problem.
Part of the issue is certainly a lack of communication with the grassroots, specifically new people who became engaged in the political process during this last election cycle, but even long-time members of the party structure. We need to take advantage of this next statewide election cycle to create a comprehensive vision for what the Alabama Democratic Party stands for and what it plans to do to accomplish those goals.
The time will soon come when the long-time leaders of the party will be moving on…and I see a serious vacuum that is already beginning to form. There are people out there (like myself) that want to help craft the new vision and help lead the party over the coming decades, but the current party leadership has to be willing to open the door.
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