Peter Daou: "Understanding YearlyKos" (UPDATED)

UPDATE: I was in a hurry when I posted this and didn't have the time to digest it. Here's my nomination for the most salient point:

...the real question for the progressive netroots and the establishment media alike is whether or not the online community will prevail upon the media to stop caving in to rightwing pressure.

If you go to the link, the argument is

The defining issue of our time is the media. Whatever issue you care most about, media coverage of that issue is likely a key stumbling block to real, progressive change.

Daou breaks it down.