Excluding Dean (since he'd have a large consensus here), who would be your dream DNC chairman?

No disrespect to Howard Dean, but to spur debate and discussion here I'll just pretend he's not available. Who would be your pick for DNC chairman (even if on an interim basis for the 2012 campaign?)

Bill Clinton? Would be very effective for a short term.

Hillary Clinton? She seems tired of the State Department. Put John Kerry in that role and move Hillary to the DNC chair in full campaign mode.

Keith Olbermann???!!! THAT would be interesting seeing him spar on with GOPers on FOX, CNN and MSNBC.

Grayson would have been PERFECT.

(Read somewhere the White House has broadened the search)

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I don't care what their name is.

Am I supposed to pick from the two known names?

There are MILLIONS of candidates!

Any Progressive will do.

We know how well received THAT is.

1) It throws a MA seat into play right when the MA party needs to concentrate on defeating Brown, who would become the Senior Senator. Kerry is needed in MA now.
2) Kerry in 2008 was an awesome surrogate on all talks shows - beating any Republican paired with him. If he were at State, he could not do that.
3) Kerry is doing an incredible job chairing the SFRC and his legislation for an infrastructure bank - which he has won bipartisan support for is key to Obama's infrastructure investments - a key part of his plan.
4) How was HRC's campaign? As one who does not like HRC, I think she was better than her campaign - which was pretty bad. With a decent campaign, she would have really been inevitable.
5) I seriously doubt that heading the DNC would use HRC's skills well and I doubt she would enjoy it.

Cornell West and Ralph Nader...

Feingold.

Debbie Wasserman is great for the job. She may not be far left wing, but she does not define policy.