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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 12:07 PM Dec 2016

Four hopefuls for DNC chairman set to square off as proxy battle for party's soul heats up

Four Democrats who hope to lead their national party through a time of diminished power will face off Friday at a forum in Denver. The “Future of the Party Forum” comes as the race for chairman of the Democratic National Committee has emerged as a proxy battle for the direction of the party with President-elect Donald Trump preparing to enter the White House and Republicans retaining control of both chambers of Congress.

The hopefuls planning to participate Friday include Ray Buckley, the chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party; Howard Dean, a former governor of Vermont; Keith Ellison, a Minnesota congressman; and Jaime Harrison, the chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party.

Several others are also eyeing the race, including Ilyse Hogue, the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, who earlier this week laid out her vision of where the DNC should head in a Medium post. The proposals from Hogue, who has yet to declare her candidacy, include re-examining the electoral college, in which Trump prevailed despite losing the popular vote to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

The most visible of the contenders has been Ellison, who has rolled out dozens of endorsements, including those of Sens. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Ellison, a favorite of the party’s progressive wing, also has the backing of some establishment Democrats, including Sen. Charles E. Schumer, the Senate's incoming minority leader.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/11/30/four-hopefuls-for-dnc-chairman-set-to-square-off-as-proxy-battle-for-party-soul-heats-up/?utm_term=.906d4c4253d9&wpisrc=nl_politics&wpmm=1

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Four hopefuls for DNC chairman set to square off as proxy battle for party's soul heats up (Original Post) DonViejo Dec 2016 OP
We need a full time chair. RandySF Dec 2016 #1
I would like to see Ilyse Hogue ebbie15644 Dec 2016 #2
So, the Post is pushing Ellison. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #3
Howard Dean was the best in my recent memory. RandySF Dec 2016 #4
We tried incrementalism when the times called for urgency. Rep. Ellison knows the difference. TonyPDX Dec 2016 #5

WhiteTara

(29,676 posts)
3. So, the Post is pushing Ellison.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 12:13 PM
Dec 2016

I'm sure he has qualifications, but, pulling the party back together will be a full time job. Fighting the GOP in Congress will be a full time fight. He can't do both. Or, it will be the Peter Principle and he'll fail at both.

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