Joe Biden endorses Tom Perez for DNC chair.

[kstewart33]

AP:

Former Vice President Joe Biden is backing Tom Perez to head the Democratic National Committee, calling the Obama administration labor secretary the "best bet to help bring the party back."

Perez is a Dominican-American civil rights lawyer who grew up in the Rust Belt. Biden cast him as a tireless champion of working Americans, immigrants and the disabled.

Biden says: "I've watched him work. I think I know his heart. That's why I endorse him as the next chairman of the DNC."

His support marks the highest-profile endorsement in the crowded race to lead the Democratic Party. The contest has rekindled party divisions exposed in last year's presidential primary campaign.

Perez supported Hillary Clinton. His stiffest competition comes from Keith Ellison, a Minnesota congressman backed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-01/biden-backs-perez-in-race-to-lead-democratic-party

[The_Voice_of_Reason]

1. Of all the hats in the ring,

I would be willing to support Tom Perez as next DNC Chair.

[dem4decades]

2. Heard him on Pod Save America, he's a good guy

I don't know just yet if he's the right guy.

[PatsFan87]

3. I like Biden but this is a poor choice.

Tom Perez seems to have very little experience with elections/fundraising/messaging/grassroots organizing/increasing turnout (GOTV) while Ellison has experience in all of those. Now is not the time for on the job training. Perez would be better suited running for Maryland governor.

[mvd]

5. I'm for Ellison. But at least I don't think Perez would be another DWS

I could accept Perez. I do have concerns about how willing Perez is to get corporate money out of the Democratic Party, though.

[HoneyBadger]

4. Totally expected, but Ellison will crush Perez

Better luck next time

[Gothmog]

6. I really like Tom Perez

[NewJeffCT]

7. I like him as well

and, unlike Keith Ellison, he needs a job.

That said, I think if Ellison has a safe seat and is going to resign from Congress, he would be good, too.

I was hoping for Van Jones, but other than an article from the days after the election, I have not heard his name mentioned - smart, good on TV and has run progressive organizations.

[kstewart33]

8. I agree.

His focus is on ground-level organizing which is exactly what the Dem Party needs.

[Gothmog]

9. I just got Biden's e-mail on Tom