Frost drops out: Howard Dean last man standing for Chair

[TayTay]

Wow! Looks like Howard Dean WILL be the next chair of the Dem PArty.

Big Breaking news!

[JohnKleeb]

1. Well congrads to him

He has the right stuff for that job. I am glad Roemer won't get it, I am not a big fan of him.

[JI7]

2. Congrats to Dean

it will be interesting to see how it goes. can't wait for the first debate against the Republican Chair Ken Mehlman.

[JohnKleeb]

3. Yes I hope he destroys Mehlman

[saracat]

4. Hold on. The others haven't dropped out yet.

Labor didn't endorse anyone. Wonder why? Some supported Dean in the primaries. Looking good for Dean though.

[TayTay]

5. Real good

Dean has an estimated 105 vote (see DKOS). Donnie Fowler has 15. (And Fowler just got a bad, bad report come up about his handling of the Kerry campaign in Michigan. Real bad.)

Stick a fork in it, it's done!

[JohnKleeb]

7. Maybe if Dean wins this thing, some of the nutjobs will accept

that the Dem party leadership does not hate Dean and that the primaries were NOT rigged against him.

[Firespirit]

9. They will... but

you won't hear a word about it.

And as soon as he does something that they don't like, out come the knives. "Howard Dean betrayed us!"

:eyes:

Nonetheless, good for him.

[JI7]

10. i'm not sure

many have double standards.

[JohnKleeb]

11. that they do

[saracat]

8. I think so but after the election I don't make predictions or count on

anything!:)

[whometense]

15. Heard Fowler interviewed this morning

on Morning Sedition. Unimpressive, IMHO. Dodged. Whouldn't answer the question, "Why are so many black dems endorsing Dean and not you?

On the other hand, I must be a really bad dem, because I just can't get excited over this issue at all. :spank:

[JohnKleeb]

16. I dont care either

:)

[whometense]

19. Well, then

We can be bad dems together. ;-)

[JohnKleeb]

6. The unions that endorsed Dean weren't industrial unions

They endorsed Gephardt, Dean got hte more white collar unions like the AFSCME and SEIU which are some of the biggest unions all around. There's a struggle in the AFL-CIO right now to determine who will be President, Sweeney is having some problems, shame because I like him.

[Forever Free]

12. I was rooting for Frost

He was a good man, a great congressman, and would have made an outstanding chairman. Its a shame he's out, but Dean will make a good chairman if he gets it.

[JohnKleeb]

13. Man can you tell me a little about Frost, I know little

[Forever Free]

17. Martin Frost is a former Texas congressman

who fought against the redistricting of his district by Tom DeLay and his company of cronies. Even after his district included huge new swaths of Republican precincts, he fought to keep his seat. Although he lost, he managed to garner a respectable 46% and sent 4 total Democrats to Capitol Hill.

[JohnKleeb]

18. tough, sigh

[TheDonkey]

14. I think Dean will do well, I just hope the media doesn't go

bonkers about his previous campaign.