A New Southern Strategy?

That's what this article attempts to advance.  I'm inclined to agree with much of its reasoning, particularly as it relates to the urban-rural divide that exists in Southern states as much as it does Northern ones.  It might be worthwhile for Democrats to invest resources in organizing and registering voters in Southern cities, and to do so now, with an eye toward 2014, rather than waiting for 2016.

There were a few states in various parts of the country where Obama lost by less than a landslide margin.  Now may be the time to start finding out if those states can be flipped in time to help produce a Democratic Congress two year from now, and make the last two years of Obama's Presidency productive ones.

In fact, here's a little practical support for that idea.