Choice for DNC Chair (with poll)

It looks like the race for DNC Chair is heating up. The four regional DNC meetings will be in Atlanta (1-8), St. Louis (1-15), Sacramento (1-22), and New York City (1-29). According to Jerome Armstrong over at MyDD, Drivingvotes.org will be organizing roadtrips to the events and you can sign up there for more information. But, I wonder what my fellow KOS members think. Take the poll and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

•  You know what....

  I am going to recommend this.  I would like to see a large scale unscientific sample on this question.

  Tim

  by ttagaris on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 11:05:36 AM PDT

  •  However...

    I wish the "anybody that will..." choice was removed.

    I think we have mostly Rosenberg/Dean partisans here, but would really like to see the way it breaks down.

    Tim

    by ttagaris on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 11:06:28 AM PDT

  •  Kos put up a poll a few weeks ago

    and Dean one with 66% of the vote.
    

    by sgilman on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 11:20:46 AM PDT

    •  Doh!

      one = won

      by sgilman on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 11:22:51 AM PDT

•  Voted other

  I voted other, but I believe someone that SHOULD run who isn't is Carol Mosely Braun. I know, like seventh place presidential primary finisher, BUT if anyone saw her speaking in person (I did-one of the advantages of the Iowa caucus) you would know she is an awesome advocate for Democratic principles. Besides, wouldn't it be nice and say something about our party if we had a strong black woman at its head?

  I think Dean deserves it of the contenders in the race, but don't count Wellington Webb out either despite a lack of name recognition. I met him while in Americorps and he is quite an impressive person.

  by kujack on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 11:35:08 AM PDT

•  ABD

  Anybody But Dean.  Dean is done.  It may be unfair, but his image is forever sullied.  Let him regroup and run for president again in 2008 or 2012.  There simply isn't enough distance between America's perception of him and the needs of the party today.  I think he is a fine person and misunderstood politician, but that is his own fault.  Our party is so much bigger than this one man.  Let him take on a different role.

  by BRockNYLA on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 11:37:43 AM PDT

  •  my vote

    would be for Rosenberg (target the West and fuck the South) or Tim Roemer (9/11 commission experience emphasizes national security).

    by BRockNYLA on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 11:41:51 AM PDT

  •  By that logic

    we should just let the Republicans pick our DNC chair ...oh but...we did let them pick our nominee by using the same tactic...

    by Genf on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 12:09:45 PM PDT

  •  What bullshit!

    
     Dean is the only guy who has demonstrated the capacity of how to act like a true opposition party.

     Can you imagine FDR defeating Republican politics and changing the minds of the majority of the country into supporting his social saftey net reforms and economic-social policies by being too timid to criticize Herbert Hoover and agreeing with Republican's in public and even using their issue-framing language 70% of the time?

      The whole point is to stop the downward slide.  Nobody was criticizing Bush or the war until Dean started doing it.  All of a sudden, others followed.  What happened?  Bush's popularity went from 65% range down to 49%.   Kerry likely won the election because of it (if there had been no computer tampering and tabulation shifts and also registration games and working equipment).

      Dean also has a proven track record of building an organization, "DemocracyForAmerica.com", that has put up candidates that WON IN THE RED STATES>

      This is exactly what we need.

      You will never revitalize the party by playing the Joementum, DLC, let's-hug-a-Republican-today game.

      It is time for a clear message, clear language, framing of issues in REAL terms, commen sense debate, and challanging the right-wing on each and every single front without apology.

     Dean can do this, and his perceived "weakness" as a candidate (which was more about him and not the appeal of his message) would argue that he would be FAR MORE EFFECTIVE in the DNC Chair role than as a candidate himself.

      What we need now is a driving, relentless MESSEGE.  That's what Dean does.  That's what the DNC needs.  And nobody, not even Karl Rove, disputes that.

      We have to start taking them on like FDR.
      Dean, is the only guy, who so-far has shown the capacity to do this (aside from Dennis Kucinich).

    by DerekLarsson on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 12:17:24 PM PDT

•  I wrote letters

  I just mailed three letters, (snail mail) to the voting members of the DNC from my area/state.  I told them we needed change, and did NOT need any DC insiders.  I said I preferred Dean but could be happy with Rosenberg.  I also suggested they come over to the blogosphere, particularly Kos, and look around.  They might learn something.

  The letters were individualized, sent by snail mail.  

  I can't do much, but I can write.

  by JWC on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 11:42:19 AM PDT

•  Donnie Fowler

  has really been on the ball, he's organized, has appointed a finance committee and he appears to be part of the reform wing. Since his candidacy is most together at this point, I voted for him.

  by JP2 on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 12:27:19 PM PDT