Tom Perez appreciation thread.

[rogue emissary]

There were a lot of negative post about him the last couple of days. Looks like getting a DNC chair that does the behind the scenes work pays off.

If we'd lost one of those seats a lot of DU members would be screaming for his head. So I wanted to post my appreciation for the hard work that he and Ellison and the rest of the DNC have put into tonight's victories!

WTG!

[coolsandy]

1. I really like Perez. Just watch him soar behind the scenes in the coming elections.

[onetexan]

10. Ditto

Thank u Mr. perez!

[oasis]

2. On to 2018 with Perez at the helm.

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. K&R!

[dlk]

4. I Like Tom Perez and Think He's Doing a Good Job at the DNC

I think some of the Clinton derangement syndrome gets directed his way. He deserves a lot of credit. (Also, it didn't hurt paper ballots were used in Virginia for this election.)

[Blue_true]

5. Yep. He is doing things right. nt

[Gothmog]

6. Yeah for Tom Perez and the DLCC

Link to tweet

[joshcryer]

7. He's an executive of an organization.

Not a mouth breathing talking head.

We need more Tom Perez's not less.

[ismnotwasm]

8. K&R

[mcar]

9. The usual naysayers on the internet

It's a tried and true tactic. Glad it failed this time.

[NurseJackie]

11. Xoxo

[NCTraveler]

12. K&R nt

[Madam45for2923]

13. Thank You! and YES! WTG!

[crazycatlady]

14. Perez came to canvass in my neck of the woods

(I couldn't go because I was at work).

THe candidate he canvassed for just won a state senate seat.

[onetexan]

15. video of Tom Perez speaking on this link

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2017-elections/live-blog-latest-election-updates-virginia-new-jersey-new-york-n818086

[nolabear]

16. He deserves it!

[Lucinda]

17. KNR

[GulfCoast66]

18. Yes sir.

Win however you can.

Progressive, Liberal or moderate. Any Democrat is better than any republican.

[George II]

19. Great job Tom, let's keep it rolling.

[spanone]

20. he was great in his interview tonight on teevee

[Thekaspervote]

21. If our last and only recognized president endorses him, well it's good for me too!

[Gore1FL]

22. It's hard to argue with the results! nt

[R B Garr]

24. It looks like his temperament is well suited to his tasks at hand.

Try not to rock the boat while navigating how to deal with divisiveness and fractures that were not of his making. He looks like he understands that he's a scapegoat. The results look good with his tactics if tonight is a measure!

[BigmanPigman]

25. Gracias Tom!

[sprinkleeninow]

26. 😍

[DinahMoeHum]

27. Thanks, Tom. You and Keith.

[lunasun]

28. +1. "Just the beginning "

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029814355

[skylucy]

29. Yes, rogue! +1000

[flamingdem]

30. Go Tom, he apparently knows what the f he's doing

and this is GREAT for all of us

[calimary]

31. He understands the wisdom of working from the bottom up.

NOT obsessing almost exclusively on winning the White House, as it seems our Dems tended to be.

You've gotta go to the local races, the county races, the state races, and BUILD FROM THE BOTTOM UP! Looks like that's just what he's done! That's SO important! Build the infrastructure! Build the bench strength! Take back the governorships and the state legislatures! Especially as we have another census coming up in 2020, and from those results all the Congressional districts get reapportioned.

[flamingdem]

44. Just when everyone was giving up on him

He showed his areas of competence

[riversedge]

32. Tom Perez replies to Trumpy tweet...

Tom Perez‏Verified account @TomPerez

Tom Perez Retweeted Donald J. Trump

Lol 😂

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Sheri Maali‏ @maalicrew 6h6 hours ago
Replying to @TomPerez

GREAT JOB DNC!!!!! Let’s keep the momentum going!! Great night
0 replies 1 retweet 10 likes

Raquel Rodriguez‏ @Rarod73 6h6 hours ago

Replying to @TomPerez

Tom you have made this fellow Dominican proud tonight. Actions are louder than words!!
0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes

[lamp_shade]

33. I ignored his critics - those who started in on him even before day one.

Proud.

[DangerousRhythm]

34. What a great job tonight!

I look forward to much more in the coming year.

[JI7]

36. Good thing he isn't worried about appear cool and popular among the pundit talking heads

and would rather work on actually making the DNC effective in helping to get democrats elected.

because you know some think politics is all about the pundit talking heads on cable news.

[Demsrule86]

43. And really...pundits don't win elections for us...hard work and guys like

Perez and Ellison do...I include Ellison because I have heard he worked very hard too.

[Skidmore]

37. Well deserved praise!

A good man and a fighter.

[NurseJackie]

38. Kick-a-roo for the Perez-haters and Perez-naysayers...

... in case they'd like to chime-in with their apologies and retractions.

[Demsrule86]

42. That will never happen...wait for a ...well this was good but...

what about...what aboutism....

[Gothmog]

39. From Tom Perez

Link to tweet

[seaglass]

40. I appreciate Tom. Also a number of groups out there like Let America Vote

who knocked on 32k doors in VA-40 and flipped the district -winning by 68 votes!

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Demsrule86]

41. Great job Perez...saw you in Virginia doing your job last night...kudos to you...

great crop of candidates in Virginia...this is how we win.

[workinclasszero]

45. HUGE win for the dems last night

Tom Perez was at the helm of the party so major thanks and CONGRATS!

[NewJeffCT]

46. I heard him on Stephanie Miller last week

and thought he sounded pretty good - I was happy that he wants to compete for every seat in every state - the 50 state strategy.

[Lifelong Protester]

47. K & R!

Every seat, in every state!!

[Gothmog]

48. Fox host melts down as DNC chairman Perez gloats over Tuesday's big election wins

[Dem_4_Life]

49. Thank you Tom!!!

Way to go you did an awesome job and know what you are doing!

[JaneQPublic]

50. I must admit at first I was skeptical

I wasn't expecting Northam to win nor Dems to win in a big way.

But with all the Dem victories, Perez certainly deserves huge praise, since lord knows we'd all be blaming him if the Dems lost.

And speaking on the morning news shows today, he was energetic and genuine in presenting a clear picture of what it is Dems stand for going forward. (Just wish he didn't remind me of a young Mitch Miller!)

So, as someone who was really disappointed that Howard Dean didn't reclaim the post leading the DNC, I now feel quite confident with Tom holding the reins.

[GulfCoast66]

54. That is very honorable of you to make that admission.

We need more post like this on DU. I will try to follow your example in the future rather than taking my normal approach of responding with snark. And I am deleting one of my snarky post earlier in this thread.

Here’s to unity in the Democratic Party to insure last night was just a hint of things to come.

Have a nice evening.

[JaneQPublic]

57. Thanks, GC.

[samnsara]

51. yes i agree.. he did a great job. i watched him on cspan when...

..trumps speech was on the other channels and he had the crowd hopping in Virginia...

[YoungDemCA]

52. I appreciate someone who was recruited to stop Keith Ellison.

nt

[Ninga]

53. May the Force of All That's Good, be with you Tom. With all of us.

There are so many at the bottom of the ladder who need a hand up....all of us must do all we can to see that it's done.

[revmclaren]

55. Democrats are with you all the way!

Onward to many more victories with you at the helm.

[NCjack]

56. Tom. boogie on. nt

[treestar]

58. Yes, let's be positive for once

There's a reason he got the job.

[raven mad]

59. Not everyone who stays "behind the scenes" is behind the scenes.

Perez rocks. I'm proud, so PROUD of our Party today!

[RandomAccess]

60. I've been impressed with him in the last several days -- BUT

I'ts not like he engineered the Viriginia wins -- please read this:

Virginia activist explains how they did it, in a public FB post.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029817841