I hate to say it but I don't think Jaime Harrison is up to the task. He is just

[ratchiweenie]

too nice to be the Head of the DNC. He is not the guy to take on these lying SOB's. We need someone as ruthless as they are. Someone who knows every dirty trick in the book and is willing to use it. I don't think that's him. How I miss Howard Dean!!

[Hekate]

1. Howard Dean played dirty? And here all this time I thought he had a 50-state strategy going.

[Sneederbunk]

4. The Obama Administration blew off Howard Dean.

[JI7]

6. The point was Dean didn't play dirty.

[Hekate]

18. Thanks. I mean, really. nt

[Me.]

19. Yes, THanks To Rahm

who was mad that Dean was spending his money on the 50 state strategy that eventually got PBO elected rather than giving it to Rahm to hand out to more conservatives. THe treatment of Dr. Dean, here's your hat what's your hurry, was an embarrassment and a sad surprise.

[denbot]

2. Nietzsche.

“Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”

[Faux pas]

3. ...

Yep

[JI7]

5. He is able to raise money which is the main job right now

when we hold the presidency since the president has more say over party business.

If you are blaming him for Virginia loss then that's missing or refusing to see why we lost .

The DNC chair isn't there to provide entertainment on cable news tv.

[PortTack]

7. Exactly! TheOP should look at what he is doing. 1. He's a funding raising juggernaut out raising the

Rnc month over month.

He does have a 50 state strategy and has targeted 22 of the most vulnerable gqp in the midterms. He follows Stacy Abrams closely

[Karma13612]

13. So glad to

Hear this.

I haven’t been following it that closely and it’s good to know we are continuing to push hard for 2022. And using the “Abram’s playbook” is fabulous.

[Ocelot II]

9. It's not up to the DNC to manage or direct campaigns. Their function is fundraising,

and Harrison has done a very good job of that. The loss in VA isn't on Harrison; it's on the McAuliffe campaign.

[Ocelot II]

11. I think you meant to respond to a different post. I didn't say anything about Dean,

and the entire point of my post was that Harrison is raising a lot of money for Dems.

[brush]

12. Excuse me. You're right. I meant to respond to the OP.

[Karma13612]

14. Yup...nt

[ratchiweenie]

15. I stand corrected and corrected and corrected, thank you. But who is responsible for Dem messaging?

I don't know how many times I listened to Howard come out swinging for the Dems. He was a straight shooter and he wasn't afraid to take the GOP on and call them out for their lies and for the hypocrites they are. He was really tough. Who's doing that now? All the polls I've seen recently have said that a full 2/3 of the people polled had no idea what is in the infrastructure bill or the BBB. They have no idea what's in it for them. Why is that. Who is supposed to be making sure that the message gets out there? Whoever it is, they need to step up or step down.

Seems we Dems speak in rational paragraphs and the GQP speak in soundbites and the soundbites are winning. Don't we have anyone in our party who can come up with winning sound bites? Don't we have anyone who can find a succinct way to tell the American people what's in it for them? I'm feeling very disheartened by what happened in Virginia. True, I never thought Terry was a great candidate, but we should have eked out a win against a skunk like Youngkin.

[Poiuyt]

17. From the FEC website:

A national committee must publicize, on a national basis, issues of importance to the party and its adherents such as through print or on a party website. This activity might involve publishing the party’s philosophy and positions, issuing press releases and distributing a national newsletter.

I take that to mean they are able to buy national ads promoting our beliefs, what we want to achieve, and how our policies will impact the general public.

While not directing or managing individual campaigns, the DNC should certainly be responsible for Democratic messaging and pointing out to voters why the should vote for Democratic candidates.