As a former Valley resident and one who went to grad school there, that’s an interesting article. Compared to West LA, the Valley may have once been conservative, but please, it’s So Cal; it’s been left leaning for decades.
As for the content, what is so “progressive” about that? Where are the articles about conservative grass roots movements like the blogosphere, talk radio or the new GOP mayor of Indianapolis?
http://spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12335
And further, if you look at Baker’s comments, he shows the left is anything but progressive in terms of its history. With Brown Univ and others asking for reparations, the welfare states, and the strict status quo at all times in public education, they are the antithesis of “progressive.” Same party, new foolish term. Howard Dean is the main culprit. What he has done to that party is appalling. Ask Joe Lieberman.
