Reply #123: "they" did not "MAKE" him do anything

[MADem]

The role of the DNC chair is to manage the strategy, the cash, the grassroots support in the states, and the day to day business of the party. When you agree to take that job, you agree to become a manager, not a player. You cannot put the best interests of your players first if you want to be the star of the team.

He SOUGHT the job, in fact, there were a lot of people who did not want him to have it. By seeking the job, he was, in essence, taking himself out of the game, and applying his considerable networking and consensus-building talents to helping others run and win office.

Because he had made such a splash on the national scene, he was asked the question, directly, in a number of media interviews. He flatly stated he was OUT OF THE GAME for as long as he held the job, and that included 08. He stated it clearly, unequivocably.

No one forced him--if he wanted to go again, he would not have campaigned for the DNC slot.