Today’s Inky reports on a new liberal group called Neighborhood Networks that aims to bring 21st Century activism to bear on the 19th Century one-party state that exists here. Typically backwards, Party people quoted in the article dismiss the group because it has no access to patronage jobs or party money to “reward loyalists and punish dissenters.” Maybe I’m wrong here, but aren’t loyalty and dissent kind of meaningless in a one-party system?
I was really impressed by MoveOn’s style of neighborhood organizing last fall, and I’ve been thinking that it should be used more on local politics where small numbers of people can really have a big impact. Here’s hoping Neighborhood Networks can shake things up a bit.
Related: Everything you always wanted to know about your ward boss but were too afraid for your life to ask (Young Philly Politics)
STANDINGS:
W L PCT GB Streak
Phila. Phanatics: 2 1 .667 - Won 2
Phila. Frustration: 1 2 .333 1 Lost 2
