Gibbs To Become DNC Head?

[Me.]

Teaser from Chuck Todd on MSNBC. Anyone would be better than Timid Kaine.

[napi21]

1. I don't know abot that. I've heard that until the SCOTUS decision, the Dems

far out raised the Pubs in money, and it IS the job of the DNC Chair. to raise money.

[Me.]

4. Getting Dems Elected Is What I Think The Main Function Is

Raising money is certainly a part of that but not the whole picture.

[kenfrequed]

2. Uhm

Yeah... it is also to SPEND money. And the candidates that they spend money are indicative of what the broad message/strategy is. This is a time where the Democrats have been the big game in town and been the people that need to be influenced by business. Paying off a minority party that is about to lose the expectation game big-time is not an effective business decision making.

Most of the candidates that are on the ropes or doing poorly are either heavily DLC affilliated or ship-jumping obstructionistic blue dogs. Maybe the Democrats can rally behind a more progressive agenda after the great republican hiccup.

[Me.]

3. Spending Money

The DNC admits they paid $500,000 for ads defending Ben Nelson's hideous position on HCR
by John Aravosis (DC) on 2/02/2010 06:10:00 PM

“Joe reported yesterday that a series of pro- Ben Nelson ads have been running in Nebraska over the last month. Ads touting how Ben Nelson stood up to those evil forces in Washington who wanted a "government takeover" of health care (he means the "public option," that he helped kill). Joe was wondering where the Nebraska Democratic party got the money to run these expensive ads. Then he found his answer - the DNC, and you.

Markos has more:

Who gave the cash to the Nebraska Democratic Party ? Well, if you've donated to the Democratic National Committee this cycle, you did.

That's right, the Democratic Party paid for ads attacking health care reform, for an incumbent senator who isn't even up for reelection until 2012, and for a senator who has made it his life mission to stymie every significant item in the Obama/Democratic agenda. The same Ben Nelson that fought hard to include regressive anti-choice language in the Senate bill, backing off only when Democrats agreed to pay him off with $100 million for Nebraska's Medicaid expansion.

This is the same Ben Nelson that cut $60 billion in school reconstruction funds in last year's stimulus plan, and the same Ben Nelson that has signed on to the odious Murkowski amendment that would prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gasses. And of course, the same Ben Nelson that stripped the health care reform bill of any meaningful cost constraints.”

http://www.americablog.com/2010/02/dnc-admits-they-paid...

[TBF]

5. If he does they'll never get another dime from me. nt

[Junkdrawer]

6. Then I guess there'll be a new motto to go with the new logo:

"Democrats: We don't give a rats ass what you think, just give us more of that Corporate Money and we'll TELL you what to think."

[Buns_of_Fire]

7. Signifying the long-awaited merger of the DNC with the DLC? nt

[TBF]

8. Looks like a done deal doesn't it? nt

[Me.]

9. I Thought That Deal Was Sealed With Kaine

[Buns_of_Fire]

10. Well, they've been playing kissyface and huggybody with each other for some time now...

...they might as well march up the aisle together and make it official.