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DNC Chair: Virginia Is 'Blueprint' For New Democratic PartyDemocratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez heralded Democrat Ralph Northams win in Virginia as a blueprint for what were doing everywhere.
This is a really important night, and its not only an important night for Virginia, but its a blueprint for what were doing everywhere which is competing in every zip code, and telling our story, he told MSNBCs Chris Hayes.
The DNC has been embroiled in scandal after a new book by former interim chair highlighted a fundraising deal between the Clinton campaign and the Committee well before shed won the nomination, earning further calls of a rigged election by the president.
The new DNC demonstrated its commitment to organizing for our values, Perez said in a statement emailed to reporters minutes later. Tonights success is just the beginning."
I hope he is right .....just the beginning.
uponit7771
(90,367 posts)joshcryer
(62,277 posts)History is a circle.
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)However, the blueprint needs to be tweaked on a state by state basis.
Politics is local. You gotta know your state which is why Pierello lost the primary and Northam won. Virginia is not a progressive state (yet) and centrist Dems are needed here.
joshcryer
(62,277 posts)There has been a generational shift. They are perfectly valid constituents in their areas.
Dean won the strategy in 2006 by running people to their districts. This will be done again.
And it will be successful.
And we'll see whether or not we spend the next few years after that downing Democrats or accepting that perfect is the enemy of the good.
JI7
(89,276 posts)but he would and should have won if he was the nominee .
Wounded Bear
(58,726 posts)Sounds good to me.
SandyZ
(186 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)On Edit: It looks like the post I just put up was my 6666th post. Kind of appropriate since the hatred being spewed at Hillary is satanic.
SandyZ
(186 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Could be Dotard is helping out a lot. I hope this new "blueprint" is more than just anti-Dotard sentiment.
emulatorloo
(44,192 posts)I'll get a link for ya
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017465689
Let's retire this Republican meme @ DU that Dems have "no message except anti-Trump". Because it's bullshit.
R B Garr
(16,993 posts)Very inclusive and intelligent. It was a strong message.
emulatorloo
(44,192 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,243 posts)sheshe2
(83,940 posts)We won seats everywhere. VA NJ NY MA FLA. All sorts of seats. We swept VA Governor and HOUSE! We elected an openly transgender to the house in VA. That is huge. That is huge in the age of Dotard and Pensive...
We cracked a ceiling tonight.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,243 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)What nonsense. There was no scandal and no rigged election.
This is a biased journalist who is indifferent to facts and is jumping on HRC's political corpse. More of the non-stop crap we have gotten since the election.
This narrative isn't earned, it is contrived.
SandyZ
(186 posts)Yes.
emulatorloo
(44,192 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)What bullshit. We need to stop listening to these dipshits and focus in winning.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)The US electorate will cut the Trump/republican nazi cancer from the body politic!!!
lunasun
(21,646 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)calimary
(81,523 posts)I heard the phrase uttered tonight - that Virginia Dems figured out how to "weaponize the resistance."
What we've desperately needed!!!