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26. DNC isn't a large bureaucracy, and if anything it should be less centralized

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Reply #22)

Wed Feb 22, 2017, 06:59 PM

Feb 2017

Fighting vote suppression is a lawyer's job, not a strategist's

Perez is out of his element when it comes to electoral politics. He's a governing guy, not an elections guy.

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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