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KittyWampus

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19. IMO, that goes back to putting Clinton-circle Dems to head the DNC. IMO, this was done to help her

Wed Feb 22, 2017, 06:47 PM

Feb 2017

get the nomination. And it did. But ultimately at great cost to our party infrastructure.

The head of the DNC has no business being a political plum handed out like an ambassadorship.

You are spot on about Obama as a party leader/builder. It's a tough truth and I hope future Democratic leadership learns from it.

It's good to have a team of rivals but not at the cost of having an open party with opportunities for those who truly earn a chance at the brass ring.

That is my opinion. Those who insist on alerting my posts need to get over the fact that BOTH Clinton and Sanders as well as Obama are open to critiques.

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Many Democrats I like very much made a mistake and continue to make a mistake by making the DNC job [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 OP

Unfortuately, I think this 'two wings' contest evolved over the last few months. I do not riversedge Feb 2017 #1

i think it was predictable. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #5

Agree--given the recent history of the past year. riversedge Feb 2017 #20

Also, there are more than 2 wings of the party. People mistakenly lump Obama and Clinton together. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #2

yes. perez support is mainly Obama people. the Clinton people actually seem more split JI7 Feb 2017 #4

i can speak for myself, my belief in obama extends to Perez La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #7

There seems to be an effort to keep "primary wars" going and that extends to any situation KittyWampus Feb 2017 #9

yes, and leaders of our party aided that. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #11

funny thing is, I loved Obama as President and viewed either Clinton or Sanders as a step down. geek tragedy Feb 2017 #12

IMO, that goes back to putting Clinton-circle Dems to head the DNC. IMO, this was done to help her KittyWampus Feb 2017 #19

I don't think DWS was put there to help anyone get elected or nominated. geek tragedy Feb 2017 #21

Well, Obama pre-Senate was an Community Organizer. Perez is less about President Obama KittyWampus Feb 2017 #25

agreed on the last two points nt geek tragedy Feb 2017 #30

he had a lot on his plate BannonsLiver Feb 2017 #24

I really don't want to come off as being down on him, I want his face on Mt Rushmore. geek tragedy Feb 2017 #27

I don't disagree BannonsLiver Feb 2017 #28

yeah, it's a non-ideological position. geek tragedy Feb 2017 #3

WTF? He was United States Secretary of Labor. Head of a large organization KittyWampus Feb 2017 #6

It's a position that requires knowing how to win elections, recruit candidates, and geek tragedy Feb 2017 #8

neither does running your own campaign. running your own campaign doesn't make you any better La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #13

The DNC does not recruit candidates. That is done at the local level. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #14

recruiting house candidates is most certainly something the national party does. geek tragedy Feb 2017 #17

perez is successful at overseeing a large organization, ellison has never done that La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #22

DNC isn't a large bureaucracy, and if anything it should be less centralized geek tragedy Feb 2017 #26

ok. but nothing in ellison's career points me to resounding experience in this role either La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #31

I'm not sure Ellison would be my first choice of all possible options either. geek tragedy Feb 2017 #32

martin o'malley or a return of howard dean La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #33

the DNC does not run elections. Perez has run a large bureau and that is really the skill needed La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #10

it's not an administrative job, it's a strategic one. geek tragedy Feb 2017 #15

ellison has no idea either how to help others win. he knows how he won himself La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #16

Every candidate is his/her own chief strategist. geek tragedy Feb 2017 #18

Why can't they work together? I don't like the division either, we have seen more than BeckyDem Feb 2017 #23

I agree Progressive dog Feb 2017 #29

I'm ok with all of them except Bernie. fun n serious Feb 2017 #34

Well for reasons only god knows Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #35

Yup. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #36