Friday, October 17, 2008

Sister Site

The countdown to the election continues, and we can't give up the fight just yet--while the numbers are looking good, the worst thing we can do is begin taking a win for granted. Yet, beginning to look to the future is a good idea, too.

After all, we're not in this to see who wins the pageant, we're in this to change the direction of our country.

With both Obama and Senate Democrats showing commanding leads in many races, we need to be thinking about how we'll expect our representatives to engage the issues that matter after the election. The last thing I want is a far-left pendulum swing that further deepens the divide in America. Rather, one of the things that inspires me about the possibility of an Obama presidency is the possibility his candidacy presents for real dialogue about issues that matter.

I'll keep blogging here in the weeks ahead as we get ready for election day (have YOU voted yet?), but have also launched a sister site to keep the conversation going after the election, and to begin raising issues that we could stand to have a more robust conversation around.



Unlike this site, Middle Ground Matters won't be allied to any one candidate. You'll see I've added a feed to the list on the right, and hope you'll check the new site out, and keep sending me ideas for new topics to cover. While the conversations there may lean left, I'm committed to engaging many voices in hopes of getting them right.

I have really valued the conversation this site has provoked during this election, and hope you'll join me in keeping the conversation going on November 5th and after. That is when the real work of forging a more perfect union begins...

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