From TPM Reader JL …

Couldn’t agree more with your post.

The one thing I’d add is that as important as the substance is, tone may be more important. The Democratic base, if it is to support Obama passionately next fall, needs to know that he will fight for their values. And independents need to know that Obama stands for something and is ready to fight for it.

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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to hold hearings next week on state-level voter suppression efforts, i.e., voter ID laws, tighter voting registration requirements, and other “ACORN-inspired” GOP efforts. Among the scheduled witnesses: Hans van Spakovsky.

Maybe we can hear from Matthew Vadum, too?