Abortion rights leader won't run for DNC chair

[DonViejo]

By David Weigel December 21 at 11:30 AM

Ilyse Hogue, the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, announced this morning that she would not be joining the crowded race to lead the Democratic National Committee.

“I believe we need not just a strong party and party leader, but also equally strong leadership outside the party structure,” Hogue wrote in a Medium post explaining her decision. “So while we’ll look to a new DNC Chair to rebuild the concert hall, we will need lots of leadership from outside the party to help write and perform the music.”

Hogue's decision leaves the DNC field at five candidates, four of whom are men, and none of whom come from an activist organization. As of Wednesday morning, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Labor Secretary Thomas Perez were seen as the most competitive candidates for the job, trading off endorsements and high-profile interviews. They're joined by New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley, South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison and Idaho Democratic Party Executive Director Sally Boynton Brown.

Last week, Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., passed on the race after flirting with a “flyover country” bid.

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[Me.]

1. I Wish O'Malley Would Get In

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. i think Perez will be much more effective than O'Malley, while still attracting the O'malley base

I honestly think O'malley should be more involved in politics than strategy if he is thinking of a 2020 run.

[Me.]

4. Wouldn't Mind Perez

But wouldn't care for Ellison

[Jose Garcia]

3. What we really need is someone who has either been chair of a state party in a purple state, or

has managed a winning state-wide campaign in a purple state.

Ellison has zero experience in campaigns that weren't in overwhelmingly Democratic districts. Ditto on Perez.

[rogue emissary]

5. That would be the best option.

Unfortunately, too many are trying to continue to fight the primaries.