"WINNING IN THE RED STATES....Is it possible for Democrats to win office in red states? Even deep red states like Montana?

Yep. In fact, Democrat Brian Schweitzer not only became governor of Montana last week, he did it so resoundingly that his coattails allowed Montana Democrats to take the state legislature and four of five statewide offices. In a preview article from our December issue, David Sirota explains how he did it:"

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

That's the way for liberals to win- support small business. Of course, that "anti-establishment" stuff was at one time part of their ideology- but they sold out to big bisiness. [I guess you can question whether they sold out or used extortion- it might matter a lot to some, but not to me]