Is the DNC facing a real purging??? [View All]

I'm still with Dean...

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Pelosi and Reid, a week after saying they wouldn't back a candidate, and a month after getting behind Vilsacks failed bid, are again backing a candidate, to which Hotline had this astute comment to add:

The candidate du jour is 9/11 Commis./ex-Rep. Tim Roemer. -- And while the Cong. Dem leadership has enough sway to get news outlets to report about a new candidate, they may not realize that to the DNC members, their opinion is a kiss of death. While DNC members are not in agreement about who the ideal candidate would be, there is a near unanimous contention that the next chair can't be a DC creation. So unless Reid/Pelosi are using some political jujitsu tactic to kill potential candidacies by endorsing them, they may need to realize that about the most influence they'll have on this process is veto-power (and even that has be used judiciously).

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http://www.mydd.com/story/2004/12/25/144422/42