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DFW

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12. Republicans must do it differently
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 01:27 PM
Nov 2020

In February, 2009, I asked Howard Dean why he had no interest in staying on as DNC head, and he said that when a party is out of power, the party chairman is the head of the party, but when a party holds the White House, the president is the head of the party. Howard said he would only have a diminished role as DNC chairman when Obama was president, and he was perfectly willing to let Obama do his thing. Obama never really showed Howard any gratitude for his four years of incredible work, but with Rahm Emmanuel as his chief of staff, he would never get the chance, since Rahm hated Howard's guts.

If Trump automatically remains Republican party head even after he leaves office, the Republicans have a different rule book to play by. Fine with me. If there's one to ruin that party fast, it's to let the crazies continue to run the show when they DON'T have the presidency.

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We really won't, though. BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #1
Just in case there is any doubt, TexasTowelie Nov 2020 #2
gutfeld and bartiromo, egads empedocles Nov 2020 #3
That's what I figured they'll pull durablend Nov 2020 #4
Trump's not clever enough to be a shadow president Eid Ma Clack Shaw Nov 2020 #7
. MissB Nov 2020 #24
They can think what they want. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #13
Greg Gufield is an imbecile. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #5
They let that SOB blather at nauseum Watchfoxheadexplodes Nov 2020 #6
Gut is right. Trump is cult of personality idol. Thomas Hurt Nov 2020 #8
Eh, he very well may go to prison. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #14
He is an old white rich guy who has no previous felonies...good attorney Donnie will dodge jail. Thomas Hurt Nov 2020 #18
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾, I've been saying this over a month !! Trump is leading the kGOP until he's dead uponit7771 Nov 2020 #19
Just like Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2020 #9
The forced laughter at the end. underpants Nov 2020 #10
+1, especially the Gutfield troll ... he likes the smell of his own butt uponit7771 Nov 2020 #20
People said that about Gore because he won the popular vote. Guess what? It didn't happen... nt Blasphemer Nov 2020 #11
Republicans must do it differently DFW Nov 2020 #12
Why did Rahm hate Dean? Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #15
That goes back to when Howard was DNC chairman DFW Nov 2020 #26
That's the thing is that republicans are normally the ones who go away TlalocW Nov 2020 #16
He's close. A TV producer will build trump a set that looks like the Oval Office so he can pretend TeamPooka Nov 2020 #17
It turns that there are numerous Oval Office replicas. They are all over the place. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #22
I have pictures of myself in several here in Hollywood. TeamPooka Nov 2020 #25
I agree - Trump is a titty-head. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #21
"even if....." Gutfeld is a denier. riversedge Nov 2020 #23
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