Brazile: Give Bloggers a Seat at the Table

Writing in Roll Call (subscription reqd.), Democrat strategist Donna Brazile says it's Time for Democrats to Give the Net Roots a Seat at the Table. Here's an excerpt:

As my friend Democratic strategist Mike Lux pointed out in a recent memorandum titled "Welcoming the Netroots to the Table," the party would benefit from having these new voices at the table. Lux also pointed out some ground rules to begin this new relationship. Here are a few that I will subscribe to in the future:

• Respect what the net-roots community brings to the party;
• Stop patronizing and start valuing their brand of activism and political experience at the grass-roots level;
• Honestly engage their concerns and issues even if you disagree. After all, they are voters;
• Stop repeating Republican talking points.