Governer Dean Becomes Chair of DNC

sg3000 writes "It's official: the Democrats elected Howard Dean as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Dean won the position after a particularly contentious run for chairman, as reported in The New Republic. Governor Dean became a national figure during his impressive run for president in 2003, where he started as an outsider and long-shot candidate but became the front runner, only to see support fail to materialize during the Iowa caucuses."

Comments

Re:Democratic Attempt?

[Rev Wally]

They need someone who can distance himself from the mudslinging...
Yeah, 'cos Republicans never sling mud, or take the low road. Oh, wait, never mind.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/4186 094/detail.html

Re:Former Republican Governor of Vermont...

[mintrepublic]

In most places, a heterosexual person can't marry a person of the same gender any more than a homosexual one can.

Re:And Democrats Think...?

[mcc]

I see him as what is wrong the with the Democratic party. Full of venom, hate, and far to the left.

In other words, the only thing that's wrong with the Democratic party is that it still, if only barely, contain members who don't just idly stand by while the Republicans do whatever they want?

Like Republicans always do, you are judging events within the Democratic party-- whether you want to admit it to yourself or not-- on the basis of whether or not it is good for you. Dean becoming DNC chairman-- or anything which takes power away from the weak, disinterested self-promoting "democrats" like John Kerry who have enabled the RNC to do absolutely whatever it wants since the moment Newt Gingrinch entered office-- is indeed bad for you. What you don't understand is that the entire point of the DNC is to be bad for you. The DNC does not exist to promote the interests of the Republican Party, and it has existed to promote the interests of the Republican Party for too long. The John Kerrys of the DNC have had their turn, and shown themselves unable to succeed at anything.

You say opposition to the RNC is "venom" and "hate". I say "venom" and "hate" is what allows the RNC to survive on a platform with little more substance than attacking gays at home and muslims in foreign countries. I also say failure to differentiate itself from the Republican Party is the sole reason the Democrat Party keeps losing elections. Well, that's beginning to change. It is time for the Democrat Party to stand for something again. This likely will not be a good thing from your perspective. Too bad.