Is It Time For Governor Dean To Return To The DNC Chairmanship?

[Lasher]

01/19/10- by Bridgette P. LaVictoire

As the chaos of the Coakley Senate run comes to the final stretch, the finger pointing has already begun. Problems plagued this campaign, including the arrogance of the candidate who ran a more passive campaign than she should have. Ms Coakley also had other issues, including unwisely wading into sports when it appeared that she knew very little about it. As the Democrats begin to assign the blame, the problem is that they will not assign blame where it is due. Yes, Coakley ran a rough campaign, but there are systemic problems which are not being addressed.

While it is true that Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele is a fund raising disaster and an embarrassment to the GOP, he is not quite the disaster that Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine is. While people are fearful and angry at Obama, Kaine has done little to counterattack those seeking to undermine the DNC brand, and to sink Obama. He let fear hold sway over the August recess, and that fear turned into a situation where a handful of Democratic Senators were able to steamroll the ineffective Harry Reid into all but killing health care reform and exacerbating the situation. Governor Howard Dean did a better job countering the GOP propaganda machine with his own attacks, often from the sidelines. He had strong enough connections to the grass roots community that he was able to bring together a broad coalition of people to counter the Republicans and keep the demoralized party on the ropes. He was able to tap into them while also tempering their expectations, something that Governor Kaine has been unable to do.
Governor Dean, unlike Governor Kaine, was a full time DNC chairman. At a time when it was necessary to protect the majority in the Senate, Governor Kaine was wrapping up his final term as Governor of Virginia, a job which went to a Republican. While the GOP may gripe about Michael Steele’s day job selling his book, few people have really complained about Governor Kaine’s day job.

With two major losses, and a third more than likely on the way, one has to wonder just what kind of a leader Kaine has been, and whether or not the arrogance within the Democratic Party in the wake of Obama’s election lead to a series of losses.

Perhaps it is time for the Obama Administration, which arrogantly rode over the power of Governor Dean’s chairmanship, should be asking him to return to the office that let him turn the DNC into a competitive Party once again.

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[Sebastian Doyle]

1. Fuck yeah it is.

And then the DSCC and the DCCC should be under the authority of Dean's DNC. Or in other words, NOT ran by the DLC traitors.

[dmr]

6. +1

[Justitia]

2. What?!?! Bring back the guy who actually won elections & raised the most $$$ of any chair ever?

Nah, that would be just too fucking novel.

:sarcasm:

[Lasher]

3. Do a Google News search on Tim Kaine

You will see one of the biggest reasons why we lost in MA.

[Justitia]

4. ouch, will it make me sicker than I already am? The dude has really been invisible.

Not to mention, we haven't had a full time chairman since Dean.

[Lasher]

5. Yes. Results are all about Tim Kaine, Governor of Virginia.

Nary a peep about him in any other capacity.

Edit: Well there was that one story where the DNC had to reimburse the VA State Police $23K for security provided to Kaine while he was traveling outside the state.

[eridani]

7. I'd like that

Still remember the warm fuzzies when the local Dean campaign people met with the Kucinich people and asked us to support his DNC chair nomination. All those little quibbles about delegate poaching were quickly forgotten.

[Tesha]

8. He was brilliant....

and he is sorely missed.

[cornermouse]

9. Only if you neutralize and immobilize Rahm, Zeke, the DLC

and their acolytes first. If you don't do that first, there's no point in bringing Governor Dean back.

[NorthCarolina]

11. You are exactly correct. +1

[Lasher]

12. Then immobilize them.

Obama chose his team unwisely, as many here noted in the beginning. I need to see action, not just another purty speech.

[Demeter]

10. Howard Would Serve Best in the White House

as President. Enough said.

[MissDeeds]

14. I couldn't agree more

Dean is exactly the kind of Democrat we need, not a DINO, not a DLC tool. Howard is the real deal.

[Lasher]

15. That's exactly why the corporate news media put out the hit on him.

With the unidirectional mic.

[Demeter]

17. And endless Castigation

[Overseas]

13. K&R. //nt

[Daveparts still]

16. The Health care Bill Stinks

2 out of 3 independents said that was their main reason for voting Republican. When they dropped the public option they lost the publics support. James Carville's poll shows only one third of the voting public support it and only 40% of Democrats. But the clueless and the compromised will hurry and rush this through because they can't destroy themselves fast enough.

The reason that they are pointing fingers is because they won't dare speak the truth. You can't sell a turkey as a peacock.

[AnArmyVeteran]

18. Howard Dean raised the democratic party from the dead

Howard Dean is responsible for leading the democratic party out of the ashes. He is a true progressive and spoke for the majority of people. It's sad how party leadership has so squandered opportunity after opportunity and allowing the debate over health care to become a circus freak show.

[Raster]

19. Welcome to DU! Awesome post!

:kick: