DFA notes Dean's exploration of DNC Chair

[a new day]

Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Elephant in the Room
As many of you know, there continues to be a strong outpouring of support for Governor Dean to run for the DNC Chairmanship. In fact, a great number of our supporters have created websites and petitions urging the Governor to run.

This outpouring of support from the grassroots community continues to amaze all of us at DFA. Since the speculation continues to swirl about what the Governor plans to do, I wanted you to hear first-hand the story on what has occurred up to this point.

Let me begin by saying Governor Dean has not made a decision whether to pursue the job.

Since the election, many people have reached out to us to express their support for Governor Dean. Since so many people that the Governor respects have requested him to give this idea his full consideration, he has been reaching out to different people (both inside and outside the party) to get their thoughts on the party's future.

Governor Dean continues to speak with Democrats with a variety of backgrounds—elected officials, members of the DNC and the thousands of supporters that have written, emailed and called asking him to consider being the party's next chairman.

Whatever the Governor ultimately decides, the DFA community will be the first to hear because you continue to be the foundation of our success. Thanks again for everything you all do and stay tuned!

—Tom McMahon
Executive Director, Democracy for America

[Cheswick2.0]

1. The reason for DFA

Dean's respect for his supporters and willingness to listen to them.

[JNelson6563]

2. Whatever Dean chooses to do

I will support him 100%.

Julie

[sonias]

3. Me too Julie

But I am hoping that he decides to stir up the pot. We need to show the repukes in this country that they don't decide our agenda. We need to be the real opposition party. We need to energize the grassroots and Dean does that.

We want Howard! We want Howard! We want Howard!


Sonia

[hippiechick]

4. Same here !

:hippie:

[janx]

5. "Elephant in the Room"

It certainly has been! ;-) Good title for the message.

[unfrigginreal]

6. Dean is in the best position to decide if the DNC chair would be

the most effective course of action. I think the support they are seeing, for him to make a run for it, is minimal compared to what it would be if Dean made it clear that he wanted it. I know that I've kept my powder dry and haven't signed anything or made a push for it because I don't know his thoughts on it. I figure that he'll let us know when it's time to open the floodgates one way or the other.