Party unity and the DNC

[ProSense]

All you have to do is contrast the DNC leadership: Howard Dean vs. Terry McAwful.

Obama Taking Over Democratic National Committee Partly To Avoid Kerry's Fate

By Greg Sargent - June 12, 2008, 2:14PM

A Democrat with knowledge of the Obama campaign's of the Democratic National Committee today points out to me that this is partly about ensuring that the Illinois Senator avoids the fate of John Kerry, whose 2004 presidential campaign was hampered by behind-the-scenes battles with the DNC.

You may recall that the DNC chair in 2004 was one Terry McAuliffe, and in his book, McAuliffe wrote about the back-stage infighting between the DNC and Kerry camps. McAuliffe said that Kerry's aides had wanted to oust him; that relations were chilly throughout the campaign; and that the Kerry camp muzzled him when he wanted to assail George W. Bush's military record.

By contrast, upon securing the nomination, Obama very quickly put out a statement showering praise on Howard Dean; is now moving to put staff in all 50-states, in concert with Dean's approach; and is quite literally moving swaths of the DNC to Chicago to create a unified organization with the sort of party-wide message discipline that has eluded Dems in the past.

In the primary, the Obama campaign was famously devoid of (publicly visible) infighting and/or leaking, and clearly, he's taking aggressive steps right now to ensure that this success is duplicated in the general.

Kerry didn’t criticize Bush? Really? McAwful is full of shit.

A full year before he became the nomimee: Kerry Angers GOP in Calling For 'Regime Change' in U.S.

How often did McAwful criticize Bush this year?

McAwful on his book tour:


Sean Hannity


Bill O'Reilly



Good riddance!

[PatGund]

1. Hey now!!

Terry McAuliffe was the best dang Democratic Party chairman the GOP ever had!!!

[ProSense]

2. McAwful is a loud-mouthed jerk.

After watching his performance during the primary, I can see how totally inappropriate it was that he was heading up the DNC while Kerry was running a grassroots campaign.

[ProSense]

3. No one else has anything to say about McAwful? n/t

[ginnyinWI]

4. I agree with you on McAwful, Prosense--

I was at TPM reading the article from the source. When you recommend something, I know it's a good read. :)

McAwful was hands down the most annoying and dishonest voice coming from the Hillary Clinton campaign. When he got on tv or radio and started screeching, I'd have to turn it off!

[politicasista]

5. K&R

:kick:

[Diamonique]

6. I agree that McAuliffe is a jerk, but to be fair...

... his book didn't say that Kerry didn't criticize Bush or wouldn't let him criticize Bush. If I recall correctly, the book stated that McAuliffe wanted to go after Bush's National Guard service (or lack thereof), and Kerry wouldn't let him go there.

[LiberalAndProud]

7. McAuliffe was to Hillary as he was to the Democratic party.

d i s a s t e r


I thought he did it to the party on purpose. After Hillary's campaign, I came to belive that his incompentence is not intentional.