Chris Van Hollen RESIGNS as DCCC chair...Thank the Gods!

[Ken Burch]

Who do YOU think should succeed him?

[gateley]

1. Why? Is he the one who wants Pelosi's job? Is that why he resigned?? nt

[Ken Burch]

2. No...he resigned because he was the one responsible for saving our House majority

And we all saw how well THAT worked out.

There was no excuse for us losing 60 seats.

[Frances]

3. Chris Van Hollen was instrumental in the Dem election

sweep in 2008. He is definitely not right wing and he is definitely not anti-feminist. I helped him win his first election when he defeated a very popular Republican who had been in office a long time.

[Ken Burch]

8. He's anti-choice.

that's clearly an anti-woman position.

[TheWraith]

14. No, he's not. Quit making up bullshit.

Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals. (Sep 2006)
Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
Provide emergency contraception at military facilities. (Apr 2007)
Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception. (Jan 2009)

http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Chris_Van_Hollen.htm

That's about as accurate a statement as blaming the loss of the House on him.

[Frances]

15. I think one of the reasons Dems lost

is that the Repubs were successful with their lies with both Repubs and Dems. For example, a DUer is saying that Chris Van Hollen is anti-feminist even though your list of votes show that he is not.

[Ken Burch]

16. If he wasn't, I stand corrected.

I'd repeatedly heard he was.

I also ask the mods to delete my posts on that specific point.

[TheWraith]

27. And unfortunately, a lot of DUers buy it too.

Van Hollen is anti-woman. Obama is an appeaser. Pelosi is incompetent. Having the House was worthless. That's just the crap I've heard in the last 24 hours. They live in a bubble of ignorance, either accidental or willful.

[Yeshuah Ben Joseph]

4. You're welcome!

Dad and I really had nothing to do with his resignation, but we'll take the credit, if it gets REAL Democrats in charge of the DCCC and DSCC again.

[Ken Burch]

6. Thanks for YOUR post.

Now, don't YOU have some bread and fish to deliver?

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. RLOL!!!!!!

DUUZYYYY

[Frances]

18. Chris Van Hollen

is very liberal.

You are not likely to find a politician more liberal than he is.

[Citizen Worker]

21. If van Hollen is so liberal why wouldn't he pledge to not cut social security? And why won't the

DLC publish the names of their members? They used to. Me thinks van Hollen is just another DLCer.

[Frances]

24. Did you read the post by the Wraith?

No wonder the Dems lost 60 seats if DUers think the way you do. Blaming a good liberal like Chris Van Hollen is negative thinking. It doesn't win Dems a single vote, but it plays into Karl Rove's hand.

[SharonRB]

5. Anthony Wiener?

[Ken Burch]

7. That could work.

n/t.

[Ramulux]

9. Nice

I hadn't heard about this. I dont hate the guy, but he failed at his job and I am glad that he had the good grace to resign.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

11. Why? Van Hollen was great at the DCCC. n/t

[Ken Burch]

17. A 60 seat loss is NOT great.

n/t.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

22. Most of that is not Van Hollen's fault, nor under his control.

Let's face reality here. Many of those seats lost were won in 2008 in very conservative districts. Add to that the tens of millions of dollars poured in from corporatist interests!

You still haven't convinced me. Sorry.

[jillan]

12. Alan Grayson! oh wait.... Weiner would probably be the next best thing.

[Ken Burch]

20. Is there a rule that the post has to be filled by a SITTING member of Congress?

n/t.

[defendandprotect]

13. No one who is DLC or "New Dem" .... nor anti-Choice .... !!!

[Trocadero]

19. AS WELL HE SHOULD

[Leopolds Ghost]

23. Chris Van Hollen is staunch liberal of an upscale sort, but also a bagman & was elected as such

Not to take individual stands... He stands where his party stands (or more precisely, the Progressive caucus) on every issue. So if the Progressive caucus folds on an issue he folds. He basically ran for office on the platform of being the Democratic Party's future leader before he won his house seat. That's why they picked MD-8 to run in. He's dedicated to grinding out numbers and "winning votes", like Pelosi. Like any good bagman, like Rahm used to be, his primary concern is to keep Dems in office. He's the sort of leader where they say "This is your big test. We're running you for office. We want you to move to Kensington. If you can defeat what's-her-name" (the RINO that used to govern MD-8, one of the most liberal House seats in the country) "we'll give you a leadership position".

But he is pretty liberal compared to his colleagues and certainly compared to Rahm. Anyoe they replaced him with would be less liberal than Chris. Isn't he the Progressive Caucus chair/whip?

[treestar]

25. Query, is there any Democrat in any position of leadership who is

liked or respected by the generality of DemocraticUnderground?

[LiberalEsto]

26. Chris is angling for a Senate seat

once Sen. Barbara Mikulski retires, IMHO. Even though he is quite liberal, he seems to avoid controversy whenever possible.

I volunteered in his first campaign for Maryland's 8th District seat in Congress. In a remarkable upset, he defeated a well-liked moderate Republican, Connie Morella, who had held the seat for many years.