Edwards likley to be named DNC chair.

[The Chronicler]

via CNN. They want to keep him in politics so as to allow him to remain relevent in 2008. I'm not sure I even want him as our guy in '08, but he's lightyears ahead of Hillary. Give me Byron Dorgan, Leonard Boswell, or Mark Warner. We might lose but at least it will turn some heads and maybe move the electorate towards us in certain areas.

[Obviousman]

1. who decides who is chairman of the dnc?

I want dean, but i don't know who to contact to make that happen

[RunningFromCongress]

3. oooo bad idea

Dean is much more useful & appealing in 08 as an "outsider" activist

[yellowcanine]

6. I disagree - I think Edwards makes the case better than Dean does.

A party chair can't just be an "outsider activist", he has to be able to get the traditionalists and the activists working together - Dean can't do that.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Yes, Dean could do it. But this is a moot point. I still say K/E

are laying low until they can prove the voter fraud.

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[demjomr313]

18. .. i'm thinking like you

:toast:

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Welcome, cheers, and keep the faith!

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[cali]

15. I see you don't know much about Dean

Dean was a Governor for 11 years. He was chair of the Dem Govs. He's hardly an outsider activist. He knows far more about the machinations of party politics than Edwards, and he's a far more compelling figure. He has a proven track record in raising money and bringing people into the party. Edwards is someone who couldn't even be re-elected in his own state. I, for one, resent his being given this "gift". The dem party is pushing me out.

[bushisanidiot]

33. Good point. I love Dean and voted for him in the primaries, but he

has been painted as a foaming-at-the-mouth liberal by the conservative media (CNN, MSGOP, NBC, FOX).

I do want him to keep speaking up.. I do want Al Sharpton to keep smackin' that donkey, but our rep. has to present a more "traditional" face for the small minded american voters who believe EVERYTHING they hear from Rush and see on FAUX news.

[MercutioATC]

13. Dean is an activist. He doesn't have to be an outsider to succeed.

In fact, I think he'd be more successful as the DNC chair. People listened to him because of his message, not his outsider status. If people saw that the Democratic Party was trying to officially take the party that direction, I think a lot more of them would become involved.

[Carni]

20. Wouldn't he be forced (more or less)to tone down as DNC chair?

I don't begrudge Dean anything and I am not saying Edwards is a better pick, but JMO... it seems like once these people have to take on the *attached to the DNC* label it kind of tones them down or something. I always thought Dean's hook was that he wasn't the typical politician (even if he was an insider to anyone not that familiar with him...he didn't seem like one)

[MercutioATC]

22. I don't think he'd take the job if they did that.

I also don't thing they'd put him there if they weren't going to let him run things his way.

[msongs]

23. ummm, we toned down with kerry and edwards and

look how that turned up. at least dean has fire and conviction. I do not think he would have abandoned ship in less than 24 hours.

Dean has a substantial record and had detailed plans for many areas, something kerry never had (based on reading content of position papers on their web sites...dean was very specific, kerry very vague).

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[Carni]

25. You're taking me wrong

That was my point I don't think he would be as effective "toned down" which is why I doubt he'd even want the job.

[Blue Wally]

4. I think

The ultimate authority to select the chairman are the fifty state party chairs. They usually follow the desires of the "titular" head of the party unless the titular head has "damaged" himself in the recent election. I would guess that Clinton, Kerry, and Gore might have some input, but none are in a position to dictate to the various state party chairs with the same authority as, say, a sitting president.

[msturgis524]

10. Check this website out

http://www.deanfordemocrats.com/

[lcooksey]

2. Replacing McAuliffe?

Oh, please God, let this be true. Edwards can appeal to religious rural folk without bashing gays. He's perfect.

[RunningFromCongress]

5. yeah he did an *outstanding* job at that this time around

:eyes:

[cheezus]

8. yes, he did. Kerry was the liability, not Edwards

and if he'd listened to Edwards, we'd still be counting the votes.

[HFishbine]

17. Say what?

"Edwards can appeal to religious rural folk without bashing gays."

He failed to do that this year in his home state. Will this be something new?

[WI_DEM]

9. I can live with him, but he will only use this position the same way

he used the seat in the Senate, to run for president and advance himself.

[whirlygigspin]

11. great news

he did so well helping with the southern vote.

Maybe next time his own state will vote for him, too.

[chaumont58]

12. What are the duties of a head of the DNC?

I think a really big duty is the task of raising money.

[hedda_foil]

14. You're right. They raise money and that's about it.

Since Edwards' big money constituency consists of trial lawyers, whom the Repukes will be rendering far less affluent within the next year, this is idiotic. Edwards is a great lawyer and a tremendously appealing politician. Putting him up as the guy who brings in the bucks is a typical DNC/DLC ploy --- useless. It also sets him up to lose both the nomination in '08 and the general election should he fail to lose to Hilary. Can you imagine what the Repukes could do to portray him as the immoral Dems main money grubber?

[Carni]

16. I doubt Dean would even want that job

Someone else here said something about him being an activist vs a spokesperson for fundraising and I agree.

He can do more from outside the constrictions of the DNC IMO

I don't think Edwards is a bad pick.

[Pirate Smile]

21. He may be a good person to help reshape this "values" debate toward

the values Dems have but that don't seem to be reaching a lot of people. The whole two Americas meme has to do the values Dems find so important.

[robbedvoter]

24. Perfect. Dead meat for a dead party.

The guy who co-sponsored IWR and got praise for ONE SPEECH is the perfect figurehead for the party that ignores voter fraud, can't really oppose a war and tries to snooker people that it's on their side.
Way to celebrate ineffectiveness!
I am all for it - but then again, I left the party when this patsy was put on the ticket.

[JasonFromWaltham]

26. Edwards NO WAY

No one will ever be able to convince me that SOMW has any place within our party leadership anymore. Beyond what Robbedvoters said their is the Patriot Act and the fact that he did not even try to defend his Senate seat or effectively help Bowles. In my opinion he should be purged along with TMac.

[Emboldened Chimp]

27. He needs to become governor somewhere

He needs executive office experience. That will make him viable as a presidential candidate.

[Adelante]

28. Oh, Christ on a cross

Is there no end to this idiocy?

[Carolab]

29. Okay, that tears it

Now I KNOW this is a skull and bones conspiracy. If they are talking this way, then they have given up our fight and they are going to install Edwards to keep up the sham of a two-party system.

Edwards was a guest at the Illuminati's annual gathering this year. I tried to blow it off at the time because I thought he was "our guy".
He is ONE of THEM.

We don't have a democracy anymore. If we DID, DEAN would be DNC chair.

Our ONLY hope is to start another party. Right now, the only ones I trust in the "progressive" political arena are Dean, Kucinich and Cobb.

Meanwhile, we need to fix this voting system. At least prove that the machines were rigged. What good does forming parties, running candidates and GOTV do if the machines are rigged???

[Richardson08]

30. Dean is too liberal and his personality is too erratic

Edwards is far better choice

[VoteJohn04_com]

31. Edwards needs to do SOMETHING

I don't know about DNC chair, but Edwards needs to do
something to stay active (while perhaps beefing up his
foreign relations experience etc).

Honestly, at this point...and I'm sure I'll hear about it!

I'm thinking an Edwards-McCain ticket would blow anything
the Repubs could come up with out of the water!

If you question Edwards' abilities...read up on the
primaries some.

[bushisanidiot]

32. He's a good lookin' guy and that's what people want to see.

americans want short sound-bites delivered by good looking people who sound like they believe what they're talking about.

i think edwards will be an excellent mouthpiece for us in the media for the next 4 years.

[President Jesus]

34. It's a good choice. He makes a good cheerleader. nt