She also has the potential to raise money nationally from the netroots and others on the left who loathe Emanuel.
Back in the day, at the very least the netroots could arrange for boatloads of cash for favored candidates.
Part of the netroots decline had to do with the inevitable maturing of the movement and the simple evolution of the Internet.
But the netroots, like most Democrats, were divided among Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards.
The netroots are now just a random collection of bloggers.
Courting the netroots again, the president tries to get his 2008 groove back.
But Tester, who was elected with strong support from the netroots, is in a special bind.
The netroots were further buoyed by the 2006 midterms, when Democrats ran against the Iraq War, and won control of Congress.
Wiley represents the outer reaches of wingnut-dom, but his views are echoed in debates across the netroots echo chamber.
They had partisan networks and netroots dedicated to their cause that could be deployed almost at will.
