Democratic Money for Netroots

Via the Skeptic, comes a story about the funding of the so-called "Netroots" that Kos is constantly plugging. Considering Kos supported candiates are something like 1-19, I would suggest he get a better record of supporting candidates before crowing about the power of the netroots.

What I find interesting is how relatively small the liberal funding base is.

Some of the key PG players, though far from all, are Howard Dean, George Soros, Simon Rosenberg, Andy Rappaport, and SEIU President Andy Stern. All of them, and others, have channeled serious money and support to the Netroots movement, including to Moulitsas and Armstrong, since it began. In fact, it likely wouldn't have taken off or even survived without that financial support.

Whenever Democratic money is talked about, these are the names that keep popping up. The fact that Dean's name is on the list is not surprising given his current role, but Soros, Rosenberg and Stern seem to be the only ones funding a real Democratic movement. Rosenberg and Stern are on the opposite ends of several key matters, including how much the Democratic party should be wed to the labor movement. Still, this is a great piece of writing. Read the whole thing.