I'm not sure we'd be well-advised to have a clear front-runner right now
When Howard Dean took over as DNC chair sfter Kerry’s “loss,” he made it clear it was not to pave the way for another candidacy of his own. Howard was everywhere, and paved the way for us to retake the House and the Senate in 2006. I didn’t even know the name of the current DNC chairman without looking it up, and that’s just wrong. Even with Howard’s dynamic DNC leadership, we didn’t have clearly declared presidential candidates for 2008 until 2007. Even Obama took a little time to catch fire. Inevitability invites burnout. I’m happy to have a rotating roster of dynamic Democrats with no presidential ambitions occupy the TV screens for now, until the next Obama steps up in 2027 to lead us to a victory every bit as decisive as the one we enjoyed in 2008.
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