After the formal presentations at the Denver event in August that featured key players of "progressive" political organizations
(Part I transcript here) came a question-and-answer session that revealed more of the movement’s strategy, funding, field initiatives and concerns.
Among those who spoke were Rutt Bridges and Al Yates, who helped create the Colorado Democracy Alliance (CoDA), which has been cited as a model for other states by progressives. Jessica Fender of The Denver Post last month wrote
several stories about CoDA.
“So the reason we’re doing what we’re doing and the way we get progressive change is to control government,” said Democracy Alliance founder Rob Stein during the August 27 event, which occurred during the week of the Democratic National Convention in Denver and
was recorded. “That’s what this is about.”
