NYT on Howard Dean

[rusty charly]

An article in this coming Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine profiles Howard Dean’s efforts to establish the new “50 state strategy” for the Democratic National Committee, which he now heads – a move which has brought him into fierce combat with some leaders in his own party.

The often critical cover story by Matt Bai is titled: “Is Howard Dean willing to destroy the Democratic Party in order to save it?”

Bai tags along with Dean on a trip to check out the party setup in, of all places, Alaska, then writes, “In just a few hours, Dean had nicely demonstrated why so many leading Democrats in Washington wish he would spend even more time in Alaska – preferably hiking the tundra for a few months without a cell phone.”

Repeatedly the story returns to Dean’s battle with Rep. Rahm Emanuel. The latter favors the usual practice of funneling more national money to battleground states, while Dean wants to spread it around – with key elections coming in November. “I’m not going to be on his holiday mailing list, and he’s not going to be on my holiday mailing list,” Emanuel tells Bai. “But this isn’t about him or me.”

http://editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003188751&imw=Y

[pooja]

1. Dean is awesome... Democrats need revolutionizing

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. Rahm is an asshole.

and he is NOT helping the cause.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. Dean is awesome...Rahm is an asshole.

No need to continue this thread. The meat has been plucked from the bone.

[rusty charly]

7. yeah, until this article comes out tonight

trust me: they WILL find meat on these bones...

[dorktv]

4. It does sound like the author is addicted to the "Dean's plan sucks"

storyline.

Honestly, does the press have to be so obvious they hate him and the Ds?

[rusty charly]

5. Y'know: that 'liberal' media...

[Pirate Smile]

6. Dean is right and doing his job. Emanuel is trying to do his job - which

just deals with this election.

I don't blame Rahm for wanting all the resources he can get either. His focus is this November. I'm glad we have someone strong enough to stand up to Rahm and DC, and focus long term.

We got into this mess by always just focusing on the very next election and only the Federal races.

Even Charlie Cook said Dean is right and needs to stick to his guns.

[Frances]

9. I don't have much money but I gave to Dean's group

because I think that he is right to have a 50-state strategy. I also agree that it's important to fund to the greatest degree possible the elections this year. I just think that Rahm should be out there raising money for that cause without whining about what Dean is doing.

[Pirate Smile]

10. I agree. This airing their grievances for the world to see is just

foolish.

Keep it in private, boys.

(I don't think Dean is the one going to the media to bitch either).

[bronxiteforever]

8. It is a nationwide election isn't it? Dean is right-surrender nothing

The rethugs have given up the middle ground and retreated to extremism.
I say gather the independents into our midst and make this a realignment election. The Northeast is to the GOP what the South used to be for us. The GOP is about to learn the lesson of abandoning regions of the country to pursue the "base" strategy of Rove.

[XemaSab]

11. Democracy bonds!

Let's keep that 50-state strategy rolling strong, even if it's only 5 or 10 dollars a month! :bounce: