I hate to say this but Tom Perez comes across as timid

[CatWoman]

he lets Ronna McDaniel talk and run all over him.

He simply has to get better at this.

[Me.]

1. Totally

He is depressing me if he's all we've got

[elleng]

2. He's never impressed me.

There were lots among the group seeking the Chair much more impressive than Tom Perez.

[chillfactor]

3. I agree...

I did not support him because I thought he was very weak.....not what the party needs right now.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. Ms. McDaniel acted like a typical Republican this morning.

She kept talking and talking, louder and louder until I wondered why someone didn't tell her to just STFU. It seems to be Republican MO. Just drown out your opponent so no one can hear what he/she is saying.

[CatWoman]

5. and Chuck Todd just sat back and said/did absolutely nothing

[hamsterjill]

6. Dems do not need to appear timid.

Appearances matter and Dems need to learn how to handle themselves against this type of media onslaught. It's the playbook of the Republicans for that very purpose. Why Dems are not doing a better job to counter this is beyond me because it's such a common occurrence. Perhaps too concerned about offending? But how one handles a conversation - even with someone else being rude - shows leadership skills.

Dems must improve at this!!!

[Solly Mack]

7. No point in being "civil" to right-wingers. Part of their bullying technique is factoring in

people feeling it would be rude to fight back in the same manner.

But that's just my opinion.

But they do count on people being overwhelmed by their loud voices and vicious attacks and they count on people not being willing to come back as equally as hard.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. Most of them see civility as a weakness.

[Solly Mack]

10. They do and they count on people's better natures.

They cry foul when you attack back but they want you to attack back so they can pretend it was you and not them.

It's all part of their MO.

Why people fall for the bullshit is beyond me.

Even to the point they feel they must always be polite to those oppressing them. Almost as if that's all they have to show for themselves, all they have to point to to say, at least I'm better than them because I don't yell back.

I'm talking in general and not in particular.

People can loudly articulate the facts, forcefully do so, and they need to do so without worrying about some right-wingers feelings or how you'll look. Our side is gong to be attacked by the right regardless of how we come across.

[brutus smith]

8. We need a leader, not a follower.

[rogue emissary]

11. He needs to be rebuilding the party.

His mistake was going on Todd's program. It's an exercise in futility.

[Stinky The Clown]

12. McDaniel came on like a junk yard dog.

Perez came off like a fragile candy ass.

[ZX86]

13. He comes acrooss as timid because he is timid.

This is a job for Nina Turner. Not Alan Colmes.

[Historic NY]

14. Fed up with him and sidekick Ellison both....

of them could punch their way out of a wet paper bag. There is no fire in the furnace. You want the Democrats to get their shit in order then we need Obama, it would drive the Repukicans over the edge. Meanwhile they call and call for donations, I've spent heavily on the last 3 elections I won't any more, its proving to be a bad investment.

[oasis]

15. It would be nice to have a Paul Begala type, fired up, personality

heading up the DNC. However, when the job came available, I don't remember anyone possessing those characteristics putting their hat in the ring.

Since we aren't on the inside, we don't know what's going on with the day to day operations at the DNC. They probably think he's doing an knockout job administrative wise. I'm fairly confident Perez is the best we have right now.

[Tatiana]

16. Honestly, I feel like we should cut our losses.

And yes, I know it's too late and there's probably not a mechanism to do so.

But we need Howard Dean. And yeah, I know all about the lobbying thing, but Dean is a lot more forceful and impressive in his interviews and (more importantly) he knows how to win across the board (local to national level).

[COLGATE4]

17. I didn't care for his selection from the beginning. He may have

many merits but his personality is not what is needed at this juncture. We need a leader of the party who can 1) inspire 2) organize and 3) out-general the Rethugs. I don't think he's the person for the job.