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DLC | Blueprint Magazine | January 24, 2001
Why Gore Lost, And How Democrats Can Come Back

SPECIAL ISSUE TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITOR'S NOTE
by Peter Ross Range

Articles

BUILDING A NEW PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY
by Al From
How Democrats can learn from the failed 2000 campaign.

REVITALIZING THE PARTY OF IDEAS
by Will Marshall
By exchanging New Democrat principles for populism, Gore paid too high a political price.

CHANGE THE MESSAGE!
by Rep. Adam Smith
How Democrats can win in the suburbs and regain the House of Representatives.

Penn's Poll

TURNING A WIN INTO A DRAW
by Mark J. Penn
Gore's populist message worked well with the Democratic base, but fell far short with swing voters who could have pushed him over the top.