Tom Perez is speaking my language

[bigtree]

Tom Perez ‏@TomPerez 15h15 hours ago
And not just that: We need a fully-funded voter protection team at DNC that has tools needed to combat discriminatory efforts in states.

AK @AfterDarkAK
Perez wants a director at the DNC dedicated to fighting voter suppression full-time. #DNCChair http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tom-perez-dnc_us_585bf1e4e4b0de3a08f4510e?4x4r6i9qnhk3z69a4i …

[JHan]

1. a thousand times this

[Justice]

2. Completely and totally agree. I would volunteer to help on this effort/

[mopinko]

3. this. so much this. we left 100 times the margin on the f'ing table.

we will never win again if we do not protect our voters.
we will never lose again if we do.

[KittyWampus]

4. This is absolute. Need to be coordinated strategy. Legal, organizational, informational.

[kentuck]

5. I still believe there should be co-Chairmen.

It would be a logical move.

[Justice]

20. I believe we need one leader moving forward, with vice chairpeople focusing on particular roles.

If we do co-chairpeople, we will spend next 4 years with Bernie wing and Clinton wing.

[Uponthegears]

6. Certainly a good idea

Do the other candidates oppose this idea?

Do the other candidates think that GOP voter suppression is not a big issue?

I hope not because I will tell you from personal experience that the current party leadership, which has been in power ever since Bill Clinton (talking dominant political philosophy, not individuals, here), refused to lift a finger in resources, public support, or money to help the thousands of convicted felons (a majority of whom were black males) who were stripped from the voter rolls during the ChoicePoint purge in Florida before the 2000 election.

If ANY candidate for DNC chair (Perez, Ellison, Harrison, ANYONE) is unwilling to stand up for people of color out of fear of being "Willie Horton-ed," I can't support them.

[Coolest Ranger]

7. He has my vote

The more I read about him the more I like him and that should be in every state, bravo Perez.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Yeah

we can't actually do anything without passing legislation, so let's
gin up the fundraising and throw money at it

I think they spent more sending me junk mail over the last 4 years
than i contributed

[NCTraveler]

9. Then Perez seems to be you person. Didn't mention junk mail once in the piece.

[PatsFan87]

10. I think a run for Maryland governor would be a better path for him.

His sole experience in campaigning was for a county council in a wealthy district right outside of Washington DC. That's not the experience needed for this job and at a scary time like this, we can't afford having a DNC chair needing on the job training. We need someone with experience campaigning, experience in fundraising, experience going across the country helping congressional candidates, grassroots experience, voter turnout experience. That guy would be Ellison.

[LaydeeBug]

11. Please, please, please, give us a FIGHTER.

I am so sick to death of the bullshit.

Please bring a fucking gun to a gun fight, and not a 'pragmatic approach to capitulation'

PLEEEEEEASE

[annabanana]

12. It should be a full time staffer, with a STAFF!

50 states, baby

[Gothmog]

13. I am supporting Tom Perez

[mtasselin]

14. sorry

Out with the old and in with the new. Under President Obama who was elected with a 50 state strategy he abandoned that after he was elected and the dems lost state offices around the country, so no we don't need Mr. Perez he is just looking for a job and besides he was in favor of tpp.

[SaschaHM]

19. "He is just looking for a job". It's that sort of nastiness that we really need to get rid of.

If the new is a cult like rejection of anyone who didn't land on one side of the primary, that can be tossed out as well.

[volstork]

15. Absolutely!

We need bold leaders in the DNC, as opposed to what we have had...

[LovingA2andMI]

16. Keith Ellison Will Resign House Seat If Elected DNC Chair

From DECEMBER 7, 2016, (or in other words, not new news) -- Thank You, Keith Ellison!!

"Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) said Tuesday he will step down from his seat in Congress if Democrats elect him head of the party.

“In order to further their commitment and maximize my effectiveness, I have decided to resign as a member of Congress if I win the election for DNC chair,” Ellison said in a statement. “Whoever wins the DNC chair race faces a lot of work, travel, planning and resource raising. I will be ‘all-in’ to meet the challenge.”

Ellison has quickly racked up a series of key endorsements in the race. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and his successor Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are behind Ellison, as are populist champions Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with more than 100 Democratic lawmakers."

Read More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/keith-ellison-dnc-chair_us_5848406ae4b08c82e8892898

[denbot]

17. Kick & Rec

Someone, somehow, make it so.

[SaschaHM]

18. #TeamTom. K+R.

[Cha]

29. #TeamPerez

[paulkienitz]

21. A country can be partially a democracy.

A country does not have to be 100% democracy or 100% dictatorship. For instance, South Africa under apartheid was about ten percent democracy, as that was roughly the proportion of citizens who could vote.

If constitutionally qualified citizens are excluded from voting, or from having their votes accurately counted, then to those citizens, the United States is a dictatorship.

[TomCADem]

22. Where Does He Stand on Superdelegates, Caucuses and ...

...and open primaries?
If he or Ellison supports getting rid of them all, Then they have my support.

[hughee99]

25. Since most of the people who will pick the new chair ARE superdelegates,

I don't think anyone who wanted to get rid of them would get the job.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

23. This is so important.

We need to make voting more convenient for people, not make it hard or impossible.

[Cha]

24. The UFCW, UFW and the Fire-fighters union endorse Tom Perez for DNC chair!

"The Democratic Party is at a crossroads, and it needs leaders with strong progressive voices as well as unique skills and experiences to lead the party forward. While there are a number of very good candidates in the DNC chair race, Tom Perez offers the party what it so desperately needs – bold leadership and ideas, strong experience managing an organization at the state and federal level, and someone singularly focused on rebuilding the party across the country.

He understands the realities faced by hard-working families all across America who are desperate for a better life. Our members saw firsthand his passion and commitment to improving the lives of union workers as he joined with us to push for safer working conditions at poultry plants, and as he fiercely advocated in favor of the Overtime Rule. As Labor Secretary, he not only pushed for progressive reforms, he helped manage a multi-billion dollar agency with thousands of employees.
In light of the challenges the party faces, Secretary Perez has the experience and vision for the changes the DNC must make, and is the right leader who can make these changes happen. We enthusiastically support his candidacy."

http://www.ufcw.org/2016/12/16/ufcw-endorses-tom-perez-for-dnc-chair/

More~ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/19/1612780/-The-UFCW-the-UFW-and-the-Fire-fighters-union-endorse-Tom-Perez-for-DNC-chair

Today it became known that the International Association of Firefighters, the main union representing American firefighters, has broken with the AFL- CIO and endorsed Tom Perez too:

"In a statement, Schaitberger praised Perez as a "a tireless advocate for civil and human rights" who can transcend what the union president called "a narrow focus on identity and cultural politics that alienated" some longtime Democrats from the party.

"Tom Perez is the person who has the right mix of personal background, progressive values, experience and total commitment to all workers, in all regions and states across the country," Schaitberger said. "To have Tom Perez as the Chair of one of our nation's two major political parties would be a significant victory for workers across America."

http://services.prod.iaff.org/ContentFile/Get/30617

Mahalo, bigtree!

[LisaM]

26. Hillary's lawyers were on this, but....

There were just so many battlefronts. Wisconsin, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, just to name a few.

[Cha]

27. Perez wants a director at the DNC dedicated to fighting voter suppression full-time.

YES!

[Cha]

28. Tom Perez is proud to be backed by the UFW!

Tom Perez
✔ ‎@tomperez
Proud to be backed by United Farm Workers in the fight for the rights and dignity of every worker. More: http://www.ufw.org/_board.php?mode=view&b_code=news_press&b_no=19028&page=1&field=&key=&n=1213 …
9:10 AM - 20 Dec 2016
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[Cha]

30. Four governors back Tom Perez for DNC chair

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Washington (CNN) — Labor Secretary Tom Perez is set to receive the endorsements of four governors Thursday in his bid to become the next Democratic National Committee chair.

Virginia's Terry McAuliffe, Colorado's John Hickenlooper, Rhode Island's Gina Raimondo and Louisiana's John Bel Edwards are announcing their support for Perez.

snip//

In a statement, Hickenlooper said the two worked together to reform Denver's police department when Perez worked at the Justice Department.

"I can tell you firsthand that Tom's work has made an actual difference in the lives of countless Americans. I've watched him lead large, complex organizations to success, and I know he will do the same at the DNC," Hickenlooper said, calling Perez "an organizer, a progressive, and someone who delivers results."

More..
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/22/politics/tom-perez-dnc-chair-four-governors/index.html