General Discussion

HappyPlace

(568 posts)

9. Then it would be wrong. It should be an uncommitted Democrat.

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 07:45 PM

Aug 2015

An awful lot of former governors and superdelegates have remained uncommitted.

Gotta love her Gung Ho support of Hillary, but it's simply a disqualification to not be able to remain uncommitted and run the DNC.

I don't think she's shown interest in chairing the committee anyway.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

67 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Jennifer Granholm for DNC Chair! [View all] trumad Aug 2015 OP

I like it! tosh Aug 2015 #1

I love her, but she's not independent enough. HappyPlace Aug 2015 #2

I like her too but agree, she's too close. haikugal Aug 2015 #3

+1 hifiguy Aug 2015 #5

How cool is that!? haikugal Aug 2015 #8

Working on a law school journal was fun. hifiguy Aug 2015 #10

I have a lot of respect for her. Aerows Aug 2015 #13

You got her precisely with that description. hifiguy Aug 2015 #14

She sure let it rip, didn't she. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #18

Well what if she was to close to Bernie? trumad Aug 2015 #4

Exactly, I think it goes with the territory. MuseRider Aug 2015 #6

Then it would be wrong. It should be an uncommitted Democrat. HappyPlace Aug 2015 #9

I think she's ethical enough Aerows Aug 2015 #16

Speaking as a Bernie fan, the DNC chair shouldn't be taking sides. backscatter712 Aug 2015 #32

I got news for you, most Democrats are "close to Hillary Clinton". There's a reason for it. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #20

Yes. Her money. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #31

Democrats are "close to Hillary Clinton" because she is a "Democrat". Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #41

More likely they are close to Clinton because they are paid now by campaign money to do so... cascadiance Sep 2015 #43

The monied interests aren't the only ones who "don't want Bernie in". White liberals/libertarians Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #44

Koch Brothers work for white libertarians! Bernie does not! He works for OPPOSITE philosophies! cascadiance Sep 2015 #56

"I gave up Ayn Rand for Bernie Sanders: How I grew up and traded libertarianism for a progressive.." Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #57

This is about a former libertarian discovering the hidden ugly truths about libertarianism... cascadiance Sep 2015 #59

You said libertarians weren't attracted to BS, I just showed you they were. Deal with it. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #61

No, you showed me an article where the guy was LEAVING Libertarianism for Bernie! cascadiance Sep 2015 #62

I'm a "people of color", and I could not be less interested in BS, and I don't give two shits when Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #63

The reason they supported Clinton, is the reason they are leaving Clinton Babel_17 Sep 2015 #51

That's how it works. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #53

... and it partly explains why Senator Schumer is powerful Babel_17 Sep 2015 #55

It's easy to find friends when you buy them. hifiguy Sep 2015 #64

Yes wendylaroux Aug 2015 #29

That is funny. nt DURHAM D Aug 2015 #7

Care to explain why? nt hifiguy Aug 2015 #11

Yes! MoonRiver Aug 2015 #12

YES! I love her. Triana Aug 2015 #15

I love her! Control-Z Aug 2015 #17

Great speaker, but hardly a progressive. Scuba Aug 2015 #19

The Oligarchs that own the Democratic leadership don't like progressives. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #21

You noticed that too, eh? Scuba Aug 2015 #24

One would have to be a nitwit not to. Ooops. I don't mean anyone in DU of course. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #33

So, you want to replace one Third-Way corporate shill for another? Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #22

because they benefit from the status quo. nt antigop Aug 2015 #25

Exactly. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #34

Good question. BeanMusical Aug 2015 #30

Isn't the answer obvous? merrily Sep 2015 #36

No, thanks (nt) bigwillq Aug 2015 #23

No Thanks! thatgemguy Aug 2015 #26

Absolutely. k&r. nt UtahLib Aug 2015 #27

Inote that nobody has discussed why she'd be good at the job... brooklynite Aug 2015 #28

Hell, yes! world wide wally Aug 2015 #35

So, after several petititons to replace DWS, including one on whitehouse.gov, merrily Sep 2015 #37

Uh me thinks you know nothing Jon Snow. trumad Sep 2015 #40

Gee, what a brilliant rebuttal! merrily Sep 2015 #42

Almost as brilliant as saying Charlie Pierce is a hack. trumad Sep 2015 #46

Your false claim that I said he was a hack is even less impressive than your prior post. merrily Sep 2015 #47

Re read your original post... trumad Sep 2015 #48

You're so blissfully unaware of how much you are embarrassing yourself. merrily Sep 2015 #49

Ha! trumad Sep 2015 #50

Great choice leftynyc Sep 2015 #38

YES!! n/t MBS Sep 2015 #39

Rather have Dean's brilliant strategic thinking. Granholm is sharp and a very Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2015 #45

She was a *terrible* governor, though. Like, won't show her face back in Michigan bad. nt Romulox Sep 2015 #52

She'd be better off trying to run for president... cascadiance Sep 2015 #60

Really..and Kasich is that much better? trumad Sep 2015 #66

Wrong state. This is our governor. He's as good as he looks. Romulox Sep 2015 #67

Oh, you got it from Pierce. KamaAina Sep 2015 #54

I would love to see this happen!! nt sufrommich Sep 2015 #58

No thanks. moondust Sep 2015 #65