Reply #2: N.E. liberals

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The writer is getting at the fact that H.D. is a liberal from New England and that we have not done so well with them as our national spokesmen in the past. The concern is that he will alienate moderates and Ds from other parts of the country. Plus many see him as a bit of a loose cannon.

While I think these may be exagerations, they are still legitimate concerns (except that he is not really a loose cannon.) HD's greatest asset is that he recognizes that these party insiders are the cause of many of our problems and will not be afraid to butcher sacred cows inside the party to cure it. This whole issue of leading the DNC is not a question of left vs. center. It is far more basic than that. It is a question of who can make the most people in most of the country comfortable with D leadership. As it is, much of the country sees us as a bunch of screw-ball exhippies. Frankly, I am supporting Fowler, though either man would be an improvement.