The Next DNC Chair: TOM PEREZ WINS, makes Ellison deputy chair

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Yes!!!

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I'm starting to think Ellison should run the D-Trip instead and coordinate with Dean Arnold DNC. Would position him better for a future role in the House

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Is Kander a populist or Blue Dig?

A bit of both

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It's going to be interesting to see the split between state parties and the DC powers in this one

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Extremely Long, but very interesting article about Dean's tenure at the DNC

Great article. Sounds exactly like what's needed today

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That article from 2006 does an amazing job of explaining why Congressional Democrats are lining up behind Elsion instead of Dean: they want one of their own in charge. We need Howard Dean.

Does anyone know how much influence state parties have vs the DC insiders?

I mean seriously, I'm sure Ellison would do fine, but we just lost an election because we nominated the choice of DC's insiders, so let's fix that by nominating the choice of DC insiders

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So can someone actually explain the case for Ellison?  I'm genuinely curious, but so far all I see is some variation of "if you don't support him, you must be a racist/islamaphobic/a DINO" which is obviously stupid and insulting as hell.  What reason do we have to think Ellison is the right person for the job?  I'm genuinely curious.

I support Dean, but my understanding is:

He has support from multiple wings of the party

He has experience in grassroots work, has worked to build up party in Minnesota

Would be a break from the old guard

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Ellison finally takes the plunge: "I will resign my seat if I win DNC Chair"

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http://www.startribune.com/rep-keith-ellison-i-will-resign-my-seat-if-i-win-dnc-chair/405232966/

Good. I'm agnostic about this election now, and it sounds like he supports a Dean-style strategy too. It's a good sign he saw the writing on the wall.

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NARAL President Ilyse Hogue says she will not run for Chair.

https://medium.com/@Ilysehogue/our-dnc-chair-f999d88575d#.ejt6irxm1

Shame she aborted her campaign before it had the chance to develop

She went with her Plan B career path the morning after she conceived the idea to run, so nobody was really bothered that much.

Thank you for the laugh when I'm at home sick, good sir

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With Obama's recent non-veto of an anti-Israel resolution, and the ADL, Alan Dershowitz and Haim Saban's statements, things are getting serious. Jews need reassurance that the Democrats are not going to abandon them.

Huh?

Am I reading too much into this, or are you subtly suggesting that Ellison shouldn't be DNC chair because he's Muslim?

I know that's probably not what you're saying, but I just got that impression from your reply.

If Ellison doesn't win, there will be repercussions. Huge amount of progressives & young people will leave the Dem party for the Green party & try to build that up. Bernie now has half the base. He could help push a significant portion away from the Dem party if he wants affecting ending the Dem party electorally!

Tom Perez is almost as progressive as Ellison. This is delusional

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Ellison apparently discussing with Ray Buckley about a DNC leadership role in exchange for support in the race.
https://www.twitter.com/aseitzwald/status/831694983849734144

Smart. Buckley would probably help teach Ellison some ins and outs of the day to day side

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I think I've come around to Buttigieg being my preferred choice

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if only we had Buckley-mentum.

Man, he'd have been solid. Oh well.