Who is the progressive candidate for DNC chair?

[Radical Activist]

I can hardly keep track of all the names being thrown around for DNC Chair. It seems like every person mentioned is called a moderate corporate sell-out at some point. Are any of the serious candidates real progressives? Do people who want the party to take a different course on the issues and appeal to heartland voters at the same time have a dog in this fight? It seems like our choice is between moderates, DLC moderates and Howard Dean moderate.

I'm not saying there isn't someone. I just can't figure out who it is.

[T Roosevelt]

1. I think kos has it right

it's not between moderate and progressive...

E.J. Dionne gets it
by kos
Tue Dec 14th, 2004 at 08:28:26 PST

If only the rest of the D.C. press corps understood that the DNC battle wasn't between "left" and "right", but between "reform" and "status quo".

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[Poiuyt]

2. Due Diligence has a roundup of candidates

Scroll down a bit

http://www.mydd.com/

Probably doesn't answer your question, but interesting anyway.

[cali]

3. The job is not as much about governing philosophy

as it is about raising money and getting dems elected- and the goal is to elect them in red states as well as blue states and purple states. A DNC chair needs organizational skills and the ability to raise money. They need to be able to support progressive dems, moderate dems and yes, conservative dems. A chair should be able to effectively challenge repub spin and do well in the fast paced media environment, as well as develop a strong grassroots. To answer your question, there is no solidly progressive dem in the running. And though you don't like to hear it, the person who's been most effective at motivating grassroots support and backing progressive dems, is Howard Dean.

[goodhue]

4. Dean and Rosenberg are the reform candidates

and therefore tend to be supported by many progressives.