Bad leadership in the DNC.

The question is: where are you DNC?

As soon as Howard Dean took the reigns of the DNC in 2005 things started looking up.

In fact it was the only good thing to come out of the 2004 election cycle. With little money in the DNC bank he performed the virtual rabbit out the hat to implement the 50 state strategy. He created an audience and demanded attention from the traditional media. Constantly questioned the wisdom of the Republicans. Started and continued to hire staff in every state. Implemented the DNC Dashboard to help any Democratic candidate implement great web, communication and fund raising processes. Recruited Democratic candidates in districts that hadn't had a Democratic challenger in decades ... and won!!!

So now what happens. The DNC looks frozen in their old pre-Dean (losing) strategy. Tim Kain (There is a better way), is nowhere to be found, and the party is collapsing again under DLC rules of engagement. I guess they are content to send donation requests to email addresses gathered in the run-up to the LAST election.

Tim Kain, I suggest if you really don't have "a better way" then stick to a winning formula; maybe, hire Howard Dean as a consultant. I've seen Howard Dean on TV a lot this year and he doesn't even have a position in the party; but, I have not seen you.

Maybe I'm wrong ... has anybody seen any life in that organization?

We're going to lose seats if we don't campaign for them.

The base has shown it's still here waiting to cheer and donate on anything like good news; Alan Grayson stood on the House floor and said "Boo" and raised 100K

WTF DNC. This is so pathetic it's analogous to the Bush economy: started with a surplus and bankrupted the nation.

Bottom line DNC: I want action! I want it now! I want you to act like your a fucking winner (actually I want you to act like it's 2005 and get fucking moving). Your goal should be to DOUBLE the base by 2010 (instead of halve it) If you cannot .. then get out of the way.

the White House is, in effect, the DNC, and the President its chairman. The DNC has essentially no function under those circumstances except to plan the 2012 convention, and maintain communications with the state parties.

Here are the DNC chairs from the Clinton Administration: David Wilhelm, Debra DeLee, Christopher J. Dodd, Roy Romer, Steven Grossman, Edward G. Rendell. Average term in office -- less than 18 months. Half of them you've never heard of. Name anything they did while Chair....

it does not excuse the inaction of the DNC.

Here's a hint: Create an award "The First Monthly Bold Speaker Award", invite Alan Grayson to speak ... can't miss; but then, who am I? I'm just sitting here looking at my orange "perfect storm" beanie and remembering when we had a Democratic National Committee that worked it's ass off to build the base.

The DNC is a shell for the life of a Democratic administration -- always has been -- and it's the same for the RNC when there's a Republican in. Effective presidents take advantage of this, others don't -- it's my only serious beef with Jimmy Carter, for example. Nixon was a genius at it.

The role of a national party chair, and the national party apparatus, is first and foremost to provide what you don't have when you lose the White House -- a focus, and a spokesman. This is why Steele is not the disaster for the GOP he is often claimed to be.

Can't have two heads on one beast.

Force Multiplyer ... Obama says it, the DNC should be out there driving home the point.

nuff said.

But Tim, keep "there's a better way" in your pocket.

...committees already do. We're making the rounds of the fairs this month.

...consists of the President on page one, above the fold, in every newspaper in the country, and on the only national story running on the local TV and radio news. Every day.

Loser!

...a similar amount last week in Cumberland. Real people whom you talk to -- and we're locals, not parachutists from DC.

I voted Gov Dean in 04

The man knows how to fix things, at minimal cost, with benefits for all

But we can't have that can we?

But Dean's plan WORKED!

I almost wonder if the DLC wants the Democratic Party to fail...

How did the DLC take over?

and has no ambition in the national party growth.

And I hope he will be President one day.

He has the right ideas, and he has the guts to push them through.


If he ever runs again for President, I'll support him.

Two summers ago, watching the Hispanic TV channel, it was Bill Clinton and George the Elder together everywhere in Mexico. And in San Francisco, Diane Feinstein spends a lot of time with George Schultz family.

Obama gets elected by 62% of the populace that votes. Then he feels that he must start out by being bipartisan and concillatory, as though he just squeaked on by rather than holding a mandate. We got Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, the bad news for us boys Geithner and Bernanke (Though they have been great for Goldman Sachs) and Richard Holbrook to run around on diplomatic missions.

We did have a fabulous progressive to work on green jobs issues, Van Jones, but he was not to the Repugs liking and was sent home.

Oh well. It is all one big party money and it all works great if you have some money. Monsanto is sure happy, with Velsick and Taylor in thier respective posts. So just pass me some GMO grapefruit and I'll shut up.

And it's been the agenda of the DLC from day one. There is nothing remotely Democratic about Al From, Will Marshall, Bruce Reed, or most of the DLC's current membership. Anyone worth a shit who made the mistake of involving themselves with them in the past (such as Al Gore or Howard Dean himself) has long since left them far behind.

The core of the DLC are Republican moles with the full intention of destroying the Democratic party from within.

Am I wrong?

Tim Kaine: "“I do not support any change in the institution of marriage. I do not support the creation of civil unions,...And finally in the area of adoption. Virginia has adoption laws right now that I agree with. The adoption laws say the only couple that is allowed to adopt is a married couple.”

"I have a faith-based opposition to abortion."

And so it goes. And he is the dullest of speakers.

to be in action ... NOW!

and I'd say anti-labor. A Republican.

and them snipey/slimey Pubs ain't helping either

not a Wake.

I looked at quite a few in this admin . Just google Gibbs and follow what he has in his part , he went out of his way to swift boat Dean. Just google Gibbs and follow through.

The grassroot movement that took hold with the Dean campaign in 04 set the footprint for how to run a 21st century campaign. It was perfected by Deans 50 state stategy in 06 & 08 and honed to perfection with Obamas campaign.

We know how and what to do. Leadership comes from the ground up not the other way around. The DNC has a purpose and it's to raise money for Dem candidates. It's our job to register and get voters to the polls.

Let's never lose sight of who does what.

BTW, I'm not real thrilled w/ Kaines leadership (if you can call it that.) :evilfrown:

Alright!!!

But if the DNC had a Democratic PARTY Bus roll in on it's own, as in create it's OWN event.


Then you're putting the Democratic Party brand out in front instead of slinking around in the shadows.

Use the local party to scout locations and talent,
line up a few local candidates,
cook the hotdogs,
Big screen Obama greatest hits
fire the fireworks,
dance til 10 and ask for donations ... outside the box and in touch with your voters.
I'll bet it's self supporting.

I spent 7 years in Pueblo CO, and if such an event were to come to town. The population would show up, cause they have nothing else to do.

You will not live on $100/plate dinners.

Have I done your job for you or what?


DNC has draw ... fucking use it! (or lose it)

Happened with Rendell & McUseless, happenning again with Kaine.

Howard Dean remains the only TRUE leader this party had this entire decade.

and sooner or later people get the party they deserve.

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