Chuck Schumer for DNC chair?

[EconomicLiberal]

I think he would be the best choice. Especially given his work with the DSCC over the last two elections.

[Eric J in MN]

1. I'd prefer Joe Trippi.

To carry on the ideals of Howard Dean.

[Unsane]

14. barf

Joe Trippi's crapped up every campaign he's run.

[Captain Hilts]

20. Double barf. He's a whore for the tobacco and lead paint lobbies. nt

[Debi]

37. I'll triple that barf

Trippi thinks of Trippi first - we need a person who thinks of the Party first and not their own ego.

[WI_DEM]

39. Add another barf! Trippi undermined Howard Dean

[Thrill]

2. More likely the guy from the Obama campaign who went to the DNC after the Primary

[Debi]

36. Paul Tewes n/t

[Mojambo]

3. Not really feeling it.

I'd like to see someone coming out of the grassroots take over and continue the bottom up philosophy.

Schumer does not strike me as that.

JMHO

[movonne]

4. No, never, never, never....

[eleny]

5. Not if he had to leave the Senate

I'm with the others. Someone who will carry on what Dean started.

[EconomicLiberal]

6. You don't have to leave the Senate to be DNC chair.

I believe Chris Dodd held the position during the Clinton administration.

[eleny]

13. Then for the other reason I stated

Thanks for the clarification, though.

[Jane Austin]

7. Why not

Joe the Plumber.

Schumer gives me the creeps. We can thank him for the lousy Dem candidate in Kentucky this fall, and for Atty. Gen. Mukasey, too.

Feh.

[AlCzervik]

8. I'd much rather see David Plouffe in that slot.

[EconomicLiberal]

9. David Plouffe already said no to the position.

He was my first choice. Schumer is my second choice.

[AlCzervik]

10. well in that case i'm still going with no.

[babylonsister]

11. He won't leave the Senate. nt

[realitythink]

12. That's just plain crazy

No way in hell he would do that.
We need a grass roots individual for the job. Not sure who that is but it definetly is NOT Schumer.

[blondeatlast]

15. No thanks. He's good for NY, not so good for the rest of us. nt

[BrklynLiberal]

19. I live in NY, and I don't like him.

[blondeatlast]

21. Oops, I should've thought of that. I meant to say he wouldn't be a good

DNC fit because he wouldn't be grassroots enough but brevity is not always the soul of wit. Sometimes, as in my reply, brevity is pretty ignorant.

My apologies--I agree with you, actually.

[foo_bar]

28. he's good for Park Slope.

I'm envious of Chicago, our "machine" seems to churn out a lot of stale cookies these days.

[Unsane]

16. Simon Rosenberg

[Fabio]

40. ditto

we need technicians, not politicians, at DNC IMHO

[PBS Poll-435]

17. I wouldn't oppose it. His work as chair of the DSCC has been excellent.

Tester, Webb, Hagen...

[BrklynLiberal]

18. Noooooooooooo. Please not him....

[Hubert H. Hubert]

22. HELL no.

[Sebastian Doyle]

23. Not no, but FUCK no!

Two words: Michael Mukrazy.

Sabotaging the senate races wasn't too cool either (i.e. ensuring only DLC candidates were funded)

Schumer is an example of what is WRONG with this party. NOT what we need as a leader.

[blm]

32. Schumer also vigorously DISCOURAGED senators from joining Alito filibuster.

Behind closed doors, of course, where even some who eventually voted for it PUBLICLY (thanks to Dem activist phonecalls), first worked against it in the Dem caucus.

Schumer is one of the worst enablers of BushInc when the doors are closed.

[NikolaC]

42. Amen

He's a total tool.

[DainBramaged]

24. Chuck Schumer, never missed a chance at a photo or press op

His legacy will be 'the least important but most photographed Senator of the decade'.

[Borgnine]

25. Can't we just clone Howard Dean?

I understand that the good doctor doesn't want the job anymore, but he's the only person that I can think of that understands what it takes. I say we just keep breeding Deans, putting a fresh one in as head of the DNC every four years.

[Sebastian Doyle]

35. Well, they could bring Jim Dean in.

But then someone else would have to takeover DFA. And I don't think Howard has any more brothers. :(

[Kahuna]

26. Nooo! nt

[brooklynite]

27. Hell no, keep him at DSCC...

Why take him out of a job he'd done superbly for four years?

[theboss]

29. Why would he want it?

The job kinda sucks and being a Senator is awesome.

[Mass]

30. Schumer said again and again he does not believe in the 50 state strategy.

[mtnsnake]

31. Chuck Schumer is better than I ever imagined he'd be

I think he is one of the most under rated politicians out there. He'd make a great spokesman, and he is as smart as they get.

[EconomicLiberal]

44. It seems me and you are the only Schumer fans here.

Schumer is a good man and a good progressive.

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[HardWorkingDem]

34. Only if he can have fifty cameras around him at all times...

the guy is a camera whore....no thanks.

Get someone else like Dean, but with some more fund raising mojo. A great mixture would be excellent. Oh, and someone with as much foresight as Dean, too.

[Debi]

38. Why have a seated Senator at the helm of the National Party?

Paul Tewes has been working with Howard Dean since before the end of the primary season and he believes in Dean's 50-state strategy. Why not have someone who works well w/the incoming President AND will keep the current system in place?

[NikolaC]

41. Hell No!

Schumer gave us Mukasey, nuff said...

[AtomicKitten]

43. Meh. Not an inspiring choice IMO.