First off, if you've never worked on a campaign ... you must. There's simply no way of really understanding some things about politics without experiencing it. We on the outside tend to over-estimate things like messaging and media and under-estimate the sheer inertia of politics in the form of organization and incumbency.
But, after living a campaign against an incumbent for months, let me tell you: what happened this week was truly historic.
Taking over Congress was a bigger feat than I really would've known ... so below the flip, I'll give you a perspective of a net-roots guy who suddenly found himself inside. And tell you why the 50 state strategy works (and why the DNC is only the tip of that), and, btw, update you on Kossack Kandidate DrBob ...