Craig Newmark, the visionary creater of
Craigslist may have come out in favor of a candidate for Chair of the DNC.
While there is no word yet on Craig's Blog, this development has the potential to focus the race on how candidates would modernize the Democratic Party to foster grassroots involvement. Craigslist is one of the most popular sites on the internet and is used by millions of people to connect with others and fullfill any imaginable need.
The hint of the endorsement came this morning after Simon Rosenberg posted a entry on the
NDN blog announcing that he was exploring the idea of running for DNC Chair.
Somebody using the name Craig Newmark responded to the post with the following:
Hey, I'm all for this, please lemme know what I can do!
Craig
Posted by Craig Newmark at December 2, 2004 02:59 PM
Craig Newmark is a member of the New Democrat Network and his support of NDN has been chronicled by stand-alone journalist Chris Nolan.
The comment was in response to the following post from NDN President Simon Rosenberg:
I thought you might like to see this article in Business Week about the race for Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (the link is here and an excerpt is attached below).
Today I am writing to you, as a valuable member of the NDN community, to let you know that I'm taking a serious look at the race and will make a decision whether to run in the coming weeks.
If I run, it will be to take the values, insights and success of our community to the national Party. The recognition my early possible candidacy has been getting in this and other national publications is a real testament to what we've built together at NDN.
Whether or not I end up running I hope you will join me in a very important mission. Together we must work hard to ensure that this coming race for Chair becomes a national debate about where Democrats are headed. Our new Chair must have a sharp, clear vision and strategy for building a 21st century Party, one capable of creating a better America and prepared to take the challenge of today's conservative movement and Republican Party head on.
For all the work we've done together these past few years in imagining, building, and investing in a more modern infrastructure, a better agenda, and a new generation of leaders, the task in front of Democrats now - ensuring a vibrant, modern, dynamic and effective Party in all regions of the country - is perhaps the most important challenge we face. Quite simply: it is impossible to imagine Democrats' revival without the DNC and the state and local Parties themselves leading the way.
If you have suggestions as I look into this important race feel free to email me at simonrosenberg@newdem.org. I will do my best to respond to ones requiring a response, and while I can't guarantee a prompt reply, please know that I will be reading and thinking carefully about all your ideas and suggestions.
Whatever I decide, I hope you will join me in ensuring that the debate over the future of our Party is a vigorous one - and a discussion in which the causes we have championed these past eight years are heard. Let us take this debate seriously, and help our Party find a better course.