''The DNC Chairmanship: You can effect the outcome!''

DogFight.04 has this post with a list of DNC members and links to some comments on Kos: "Most of us know that the DNC has a major election in a few weeks. Most of us know that Howard Dean and Simon Rosenberg, even little ineffectual Donnie Fowler, has their hat in the ring. There are many more that I won't pretend to talk about as I'm not versed in their pro's and con's. So how do YOU, an individual Democrat, have a chance to effect the outcome? Simple. Call a DNC Committee member! Call several...get crazy and call them all. Call, write, send a smoke signal...do something! Do your research and make your choice. My current thoughts revolve around Simon Rosenberg and Howard Dean. Little spoiled Donnie doesn't even belong in the game. He is attracting some support because he's a helluva salesman when interviewing for a job...but an empty shirt who is unable to actually do that job. Yeah I'm that against the guy." Update: From "Ex-Rep. Roemer Joins Race for DNC Chairman: Former Rep. Tim Roemer said Sunday that he's joining the race to lead the Democratic National Committee — a move certain to spark a heated debate about the abortion issue." Democratic Voices has "Dean Should Be The National Democratic Party Leader." They say that "While every declared candidate for Chairman of the Democratic National Committee would do a good job, Howard Dean clearly offers some unique qualities and insights that would help advance both the Democratic Party agenda and future electoral prospects. Dean created in 2004 an energy in the grassroots activist base of the Democratic Party that was unmatched by any of the other Primary contenders. He would be a great public face and manager for the national Democratic Party. More than any other contender, Dean has a unique ability to take often fairly moderate positions on issues, in order to help Democratic candidates win elections based on local conditions, without alienating more liberal activists within our broad Democratic Party coalition." The AP has this story tonight, "Silicon Valley sensibilities at play in race for Dem. Party chair: Love him or hate him, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean's upstart presidential campaign left the Democratic Party two important and lasting legacies: the empowerment of younger activists and the pioneering use of the Internet for fund-raising and organizing." The Beltway spin is puzzling. While acknowledging that their strategy and tactics have not been successful, the Knight Ridder "news" story, "Democrats divided over direction of troubled party." claims that "Few of the party's luminaries even want the job, and the sole high-profile guy currently voicing interest - Howard Dean, the `03 phenomenon and `04 flameout - is strongly opposed by those Democrats who believe that red-state America would never warm to the party if it had an antiwar New Englander at the helm." What the hell is a "luminary?" And name one for me, please. MyDD has "DNC Southern Caucus Impressions" tonight. Post-game color commentary highlight: "To me the two who stood out greatly were Howard Dean and Simon Rosenburg. Each had great answers and looked the part of a national party spokesman. I'd give Dean the edge due to his ability to reframe the questions and come up with points not made by any of the others on the panel. Rosenburg's answers were good, but they were expected, like telegraphic a punch. He was also very intellectual and lacked some human warmth."