Ari Berman in The Nation: "Forget Gibbs. Bring Back Dean as DNC Chair"

Ari Berman (The Nation):

As it stands, the Democratic base is restless, local party leaders are anxious and Democratic candidates are facing major losses in November. Bringing back Dean, an independent voice who can fight for the grassroots, wouldn’t right all of that, but it would show that Obama is serious about empowering a true team of rivals, not just a bunch of Washington insiders. MORE...