DLC Leaders Down on Edwards

January 11, 2008, 2:34 pm

D.L.C. Leaders Cut Edwards Out

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As would be expected, the two gentlemen from the Democratic Leadership Council on a conference call today told reporters they’re very confident in their party’s chances of reclaiming the White House, they’re happy that substantive issues are being discussed…

During the rest of the call, the two men said they were pleased that none of the Democratic candidates supports a single-payer health care system . . .

And then Al From, the D.L.C. founder, said he was “very happy about the two candidates” Americans are considering.

“This is a really hard choice, really, for Democratic voters because they like both candidates,” said Mr. From. “For me, I don’t see that going to be a problem. I think in the end, Senator Obama’s appeal that he’s made very firmly and directly to independent voters, and Senator Clinton’s appeal to the forgotten middle class are going to add up to a very smashing Democratic majority in the fall.”

Well, O.K. But what about John Edwards? He beat Mrs. Clinton in Iowa, as one reporter pointed out, but Mr. From still doesn’t think Mr. Edwards is viable.

From: I’m not going to speculate where the Edwards people go because I don’t know, to be honest with you. I think Edwards has run a hard, tough campaign. It’s not a, you know, he doesn’t take the tack that necessarily I agree with. What we’ve seen so far in this campaign is optimism. …

I think what you’re saying is that this is moving into a two-person race and that people in the race have been optimistic and hopeful, and I think that bodes well for the party . . .

I mean, this is a different party. And that all bodes well. So we’re excited about what’s going on in these early primaries and we look forward to having our hand in this race as it goes forward and helping our candidate, whether it be Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, march to a very strong victory this fall.


blog: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/dlc-leaders-cut-edwards-out/

That tells you nearly EVERYTHING you need to know about the DLC.

Scum-sucking corporate sell-outs.

but they're in the political game so I don't expet it. Cutting him out...yes, they did that. While I like having Edwards in the race, it is quickly becoming a two person race, IMO. I don't expect Edwards to last to the convention as he's predicting. I think the money will run out before then.

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http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/12/13/14220/862

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A64725-2005Feb4?language=printer

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The chamber has hired the Swiss Guard of paid consultants from both political parties. Several showed up at a recent dinner hosted by Donohue at the chamber, including Al From, chief executive of the Democratic Leadership Council; Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty, who was White House chief of staff in the Clinton administration; and Scott W. Reed, who was Bob Dole's 1996 presidential campaign manager.
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Donohue is careful to say, "We're not an arm of the Republican Party. We need to engage the moderate Democrats." He also doesn't conceal his displeasure that Bush might want to overhaul the federal income tax. With the effective corporate tax rate so low, reshuffling the code could produce "a brawl" among his members, he reasoned, and increase levies on some of them.

And you will remember Tom Donohue from this just recently:

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-chamber8jan08,0,4301350.story?coll=la-home-center

Chamber of Commerce vows to punish anti-business candidates

Just sayin.

If they saw Edwards ahead, they would try as well.