Super Scientific DU DNC chair poll!!! VOTE HERE!!

[bravenak]

After watching most of this debate on CNN, I have officially made my choice for DNC chair. Who do you prefer as your choice for DNC chair?
Please tell us your reasons for your choice below and let's discuss...

32 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	Keith Ellison
	12 (38%)
	Tom Perez
	7 (22%)
	Pete Buttigeig
	13 (41%)
	Sally Boynton Brown
	0 (0%)
	Jehmu Greene
	0 (0%)
	Jaime Harrison
	0 (0%)
	Sam Ronan
	0 (0%)
	Peter Peckarsky
	0 (0%)
	Robert Brannum
	0 (0%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[bravenak]

1. Pete Buttigeig is saying everything he needs to with feeling and passion

He is real, I like him, he should run for president.

[Warren DeMontague]

2. Buttigeig is pretty eloquent

[bravenak]

4. He and Harrison are on fire

[fun n serious]

14. He is very impressive!

Harrison also! We have some great people. I can't decide,

[bravenak]

17. Me too, I'm stuck because I want five of them to be dnc chair

We can only have one, so either harrison or buttigieg for me

[sarcasmo]

59. I think Buttigeig has thrown himself into the 2020 talk.

[Lotusflower70]

3. True that

Buttigieg seems like a good guy. But that name has to be tough.

[bravenak]

5. Very tough, lol

[Chipper Chat]

6. Buttigieg should get it

but the party stalwarts will go with Perez.

[bravenak]

7. I think they will go Ellison

I woukd love Buttigieg for Prez. He is too likeable

[Warren DeMontague]

10. Seriously. I hadn't heard of him until today, but he's terrific.

[bravenak]

18. I had heard but never even considered him. Glad I watched!

[bravenak]

8. Ronan is boring as hell

[BannonsLiver]

9. He seems out of his depth, starting with that outfit

[bravenak]

11. lol

Yeah, kinda off

[fun n serious]

16. Ronan reminds me of the Russian trolls we had on DU during the primary.

Lol!!

[bravenak]

19. The ones who live at jpr, lol

[BainsBane]

45. That one pissed me off.

[bravenak]

47. Sounded like a meme factory from graphics we saw all last year.

He just wants a permanent war of infighting. Tired of that type.

[BainsBane]

48. Totally. Nt

[bravenak]

12. I'm starting to want Harrison

[Me.]

13. All Due Respect

But you are confusing me with your choice changes

[bravenak]

20. I KNOW!!! They are great choices, we are lucky

[BainsBane]

46. I liked him too.

I liked most of them actually.

[bravenak]

49. Right?!? The only one who I wanted to drop a house on was that creepy Ronan guy

His fans were all over twitter trashing the party. Fuuuuck no! Not that shit again.

[Docreed2003]

15. I'm sold on Pete...

Fuck all the BS "party infighting"/"factions" shit that some have been trying to foment. I like Ellison and Perez, but the mayor of south bend knocked it out of the park for me. I think he would be a powerful leader for the party!

[bravenak]

21. I feel u. I'm so tired of the infighting. He would help us move on

[Docreed2003]

27. Agreed....

We're waaaaay past the time for infighting. To do so now will only result in our own demise. The focus needs to be on opposing Trump and taking on the GOP. I truly believe Buttigieg would provide that focus.

[KittyWampus]

22. Voted Pete B. but also liked Jaimee Harrison. I liked Harrison's energy.

[bravenak]

23. Those are my two top candidates too

Funny, I had been sold on Perez until tonight. Now I want oneof these two who really said what I want to hear and they seemed earnest.

[bravenak]

24. I really wish Perez had taken a few cough drops so I would not have been distracted

[bravenak]

25. I have no idea who Braunum is

[Doreen]

26. I liked both Harrison and Ellison.

I must admit I liked the fact that Harrison had been poor at some time in his life. I have always felt that means they truly understand the larger percentage of the Americans. I am not saying the larger percentage of Americans are poor but it does give them a better idea of reality. I have always had a hard time feeling bad for the middle class because the ones who are ignored the most are the working poor. I think Harrison would do well remembering them. From what I have seen and heard though it looks like Ellison is more likely to get in and I would vote for him.

[bravenak]

43. Harrison reminds me of me

He grew up just like I did, he is an inspiration

[hrmjustin]

28. If Buttigeig doesn't win look for him to be the Dem candidate for CD2 in Indiana.

[bravenak]

31. I hope so. I want to see him speak at the dnc convention next time

[herding cats]

29. I came to like Buttigieg.

I'd only been exposed to Perez and Ellison before, I liked them both fine, but when I met Buttigieg tonight... he won me over.

If I had a real vote, he'd be my pick.

[bravenak]

32. Me too. I had decided on Perez until Pete showed up

[herding cats]

34. Only problem is, I have to reprogram my brain to pronounce his name correctly.

When I saw it in print as a potential contender, my brain was way off on how to pronounced it versus what I heard tonight. But, I'm adaptable, and can adjust if we get lucky enough to get him as Chair.

[bravenak]

35. I find the name difficult too

Poor guy, must be rough

[herding cats]

36. As a politician, yeah that's tough.

Luckily for us, he seems to have worked hard on substance to make sure we don't care. I can master an obscure surname for a good cause any day.

[True Dough]

30. Buttigeig is only 35?

And has been mayor of South Bend, Indiana since 2012? What an overachiever!!!

I missed the debate and know little about him so I had to look him on the innerwebz. Will watch debate highlights on CNN later.

[bravenak]

33. I was surprised at how young he is, my age

[Tiggeroshii]

37. No more love for perez, huh?

[bravenak]

38. I could not get past his vouce cracking to hear his message

Plus I feel like he did a bit of double talk, no thx. DWS did that and it was not helpful in the end.

[KittyWampus]

40. I ended up taking my vote off of Pete and voting for Perez. I'd rather see Pete stay in office

as I would also prefer to see Keith E. stay in office.

[bravenak]

41. I can understand that. I wish Pete lived here, he would win a Senate seat

[KittyWampus]

53. Heh, I just redid my vote for Mayor Pete. There's a DU post with an article about him:

He understands what data mining is and worked military intelligence.

Both are crucial to making DNC effective and safe.

[bravenak]

54. That just makes me want him even more.

We might be seeing a future Presidential candidate in him. I automatically liked him as soon as he started talking.

[NCTraveler]

39. I'm a big fan of Perez.

Didn't vote for him in this poll. I actually like just about all of the options. No lack of love here.

[FSogol]

42. Buttigieg was endorsed by Martin O'Malley and Howard Dean. That's good enough for me.

[bravenak]

44. I was saying that the fifty state deal would be back full force with Pete

We need that because up here, a blue dog would be like gold to us. Even Mc caskill would be better than what we got

[Tiggeroshii]

50. Has ellison not fully endorsed the 50 state strategy?

[bravenak]

51. I'm not sure. I know he will give his seat up if he wins and I'd like him to keep that seat for us

[Demsrule86]

62. Ellison will be the story...not the candidates...too much baggage. And I like

the guy...stay in the House and fight Trump.

[Peacetrain]

52. +1111

[Tiggeroshii]

55. I wonder if the support Buttigieg is receiving here is reflective of the shift of DNC voting members

to him from Perez.

[VOX]

56. Sticking with Ellison. Am okay with Buttigieg. n/t

[BeckyDem]

57. I don't mind any of them except Ronan. Disapponted to hear the primary war started up

again on national TV. He doesn't have a chance anyway, which is good. Many talented people there, work together so we can win in 2018 and then the presidency in 2020. There is so much on the line I could not stand to listen to the primary war again. I thought, is he kidding me! Trump and Bannon in the White House and you want to keep fighting.

[bravenak]

58. Me too. He seemed only interested in refughting the Great War

Even on twitter i saw his peeps trying to troll

[BeckyDem]

60. What Ronan did was pointless and only opened a wound that has no solution.

My 2 cents, if he was going to say anything at all it should have been to be honest and say, for some people this issue will not be settled. What adults do next, we focus on what we can do now. It is dishonest to delve into it as if the rift is the reason the debate was held. The purpose was to listen to who would be best to serve the DNC chair going forward. It is dishonest to even suggest our problems began and ended with some feeling slighted over the primary process and blame Debbie and Hillary.

We have been losing and our losses pre-date DWS and Hillary running for president. It was not their fault, and we want to win, so lets do x y and z to get there.

He pissed me off, rant over. lol

[bravenak]

67. Yeah, i felt the same way

He was in his bubble and realy thought he had it going on

[La Lioness Priyanka]

61. i prefer Tom Perez, but think it would be best if Pete Butegieg won

[bravenak]

66. I just want the fighting to be done

[La Lioness Priyanka]

72. yeah. i personally like and trust Perez but honestly think it would be better for party if Buttigieg

won

[bravenak]

73. Me too. He and Ellison are proxys and I'm damn tired of this shit

[Midwestern Democrat]

63. Reluctantly, I've settled on Perez.

I have concerns that he's going to be a continuation of the current coastal/urban centered status quo (and I don't think anybody would deny that the party's trajectory in terms of seats won since 2009 has been nothing short of disastrous), but I have enough reservations about the other candidates to basically decide to go with the "safest" choice.

[LAS14]

64. I like Buttigieg because...

... He has managed to move himself to the front. He must have some political smarts.

... He is a compromise between the two main factions in the party. We've got to unify!

... He's young. (I'm 72. I get to say stuff like that.)

... I've finally learned how to pronounce his name! Boot-a-judge.... Hmmm...yeah, some of those Republican judges... It's Maltese. Malta has its own ethnic group, from Arab origins.

[bravenak]

70. He was born the same year that I was, I think thats a good thing

Maybe he will run in 2020 for pres, I think he can now at 35. I find him likeable and think he could win liberals and indys. It would be nice to come together again

[pablo_marmol]

65. This post by Adelante expresses my sentiments:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028700545#post14

[bravenak]

68. That makes sense, I feel you

[Maru Kitteh]

69. I'm fine with any of those top three.

And I'll be SO HAPPY when it's over and we can move on!

[bravenak]

71. Mostly THIS! End the war!!