Dems Not Happy With Dean
Democratic Leaders Question Whether Dean's Right on the Money
By Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza
Sunday, March 5, 2006; A04
Howard Dean
Democratic congressional leaders aren't happy with the way Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is spending money. At a private meeting last month, they let him know.
Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) challenged the former Vermont governor during a session in Pelosi's office, according to Democratic sources. The leaders complained about Dean's priorities -- funding organizers for state parties in strongly Republican states such as Mississippi -- rather than targeting states with crucial races this fall.
Neither side was willing to give ground, according to several accounts of the meeting. Dean argued that his strategy is designed to rebuild the party across the country, and that he had pledged to do so when he ran for party chairman. Reid and Pelosi countered that if Democrats squander their opportunities this year, longer-term organizing efforts will not matter much.
Democratic congressional leaders are particularly worried because the Republican National Committee holds a huge financial advantage over the DNC. One congressional Democrat complained that Dean has -- at an alarming rate -- burned through the money the DNC raised, and that Republicans may be able to swamp Democrats in close races with an infusion of RNC money.
In its most recent filing with the Federal Election Commission, the DNC reported raising $50.1 million so far in the 2005-2006 cycle and had $5.8 million cash on hand at the end of last year. The RNC had raised $103 million and had $34 million cash on hand.
Dean has won friends among state party leaders for his efforts to underwrite the hiring of organizers in states where Republicans have been winning in presidential races. Dean campaigned for the DNC chairmanship by pledging to make Democrats competitive in all 50 states, not just in the 16 to 18 presidential battlegrounds. One congressional Democrat responded: "Nobody's suggesting they do 16 states, but not all states are equal."
Pelosi was particularly insistent in pressing Dean to keep focused on 2006, but Dean is reluctant to give congressional colleagues anything approaching a blank check, preferring to stay on the course he began a year ago.
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Awww C'Mon Keep Howie! He's doing a bangup job!
By Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza
Sunday, March 5, 2006; A04
Howard Dean
Democratic congressional leaders aren't happy with the way Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is spending money. At a private meeting last month, they let him know.
Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) challenged the former Vermont governor during a session in Pelosi's office, according to Democratic sources. The leaders complained about Dean's priorities -- funding organizers for state parties in strongly Republican states such as Mississippi -- rather than targeting states with crucial races this fall.
Neither side was willing to give ground, according to several accounts of the meeting. Dean argued that his strategy is designed to rebuild the party across the country, and that he had pledged to do so when he ran for party chairman. Reid and Pelosi countered that if Democrats squander their opportunities this year, longer-term organizing efforts will not matter much.
Democratic congressional leaders are particularly worried because the Republican National Committee holds a huge financial advantage over the DNC. One congressional Democrat complained that Dean has -- at an alarming rate -- burned through the money the DNC raised, and that Republicans may be able to swamp Democrats in close races with an infusion of RNC money.
In its most recent filing with the Federal Election Commission, the DNC reported raising $50.1 million so far in the 2005-2006 cycle and had $5.8 million cash on hand at the end of last year. The RNC had raised $103 million and had $34 million cash on hand.
Dean has won friends among state party leaders for his efforts to underwrite the hiring of organizers in states where Republicans have been winning in presidential races. Dean campaigned for the DNC chairmanship by pledging to make Democrats competitive in all 50 states, not just in the 16 to 18 presidential battlegrounds. One congressional Democrat responded: "Nobody's suggesting they do 16 states, but not all states are equal."
Pelosi was particularly insistent in pressing Dean to keep focused on 2006, but Dean is reluctant to give congressional colleagues anything approaching a blank check, preferring to stay on the course he began a year ago.
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Awww C'Mon Keep Howie! He's doing a bangup job!
posted by Marie's Two Cents | 8:58 AM
2 Comments:
Ho Ho Ho, Laugh all you want but at least Dean came out against the Iraq war back in ’02 when anyone who questioned the false connection between Saddam and Al Qaeda and Saddam’s phantom WMD were branded as a traitor.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/16/911.commission/
http://orangeroom1260.blogspot.com/
Hey Anon, I am the first one to say keep him! As for Phantom WMD, are you for real? You and the world knew he had them and used them, and Syria has them now, no one reports much about how the WMD got to Syria just before we got to Iraq. But you just gave me a good idea for a story. As for false connection between Saddam and Al-Qeada, answer me this: How did Zarqowi wind up in Iraq for a leg operation (Before we got there) after we blew his leg off in Afghanistan? Was it because of Iraq's superb medical facilities? I dont think so, but Saddam had connections not only with Al-Qeada, but with terrorists in General. ($25,000 to the families of suicide bombers in Palestine) comes to mind! Do you remember when President Bush said: "You are either with us or with the terrorists", "Anyone who harbor's, aids, abeds, and gives safe haven to terrorists is just as guilty as a terrorist"? I think Saddam fit into that category. Where you guys make your mistake is choosing to ignore all the happenings that went on before and after 9-11, and thinking we can just go back to the way things were. We cant. I would like to also, but it is impossible. You need to understand these lunatics dont care who is President, they want us converted to Islam or dead. I will be damned if I get down and pray to Allah!!
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