One of the fault lines developing in the DNC chairmanship race is the divide between the national DNC and the state party chairs. I am sympathetic to arguments from the state parties that the DNC doesn't give back to the states, and I am sympathetic to the DNC's argument that the state parties are a bastion of corruption and fail to innovate.
A perfect example -- the state parties are furious that the DNC had paid canvassers in Blue areas (like Berkeley, NYC and Boston) raising money for the DNC. The state parties considered this a raid on their own turf, and demanded a portion of the proceeds.
But really, why didn't the state parties have their own paid canvassers doing the same? Instead of whining about things, why not mimick the DNC's success?
In a perfect world, the state parties would be incubators of innovative political tactics. They are smaller and, theoretically, more nimble than the national organization. So why are they expecting handouts from the national party?
If anything, the DNC should dole out grants to fund entrepeneural projects in the states -- incubating new tactics and rewarding innovation. Those projects that show promise could then be adopted by the national party and cloned in other states.