Hotline: "Howard Dean Brings Together Gore and Clinton"

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http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/04/howard_dean_bri.html

April 10, 2006

Howard Dean Brings Together Gore And Clinton

Tonight, former vice president Al Gore will join ex-Pres. Bill Clinton at a gala fundraiser in New York (has any fundraising dinner in New York ever not been a gala?) for the Democratic National Committee.

The event honors Maureen White, who labored for five years as the DNC's finance chair -- under both Terry McAuliffe and current chair Howard Dean.

White is stepping down from her DNC perch. After a short break, she'll join the Senate re-election campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Gore, whose relationship with his former boss chilled, then warmed, then sort of evened out, is a last-minute addition to the line-by-line.

DNC Regional Field Organizer Anathea Chino has the hardest job. Chino will deliver a presentation on the DNC's 50-state organizing project to the audience of deep-pocketed donors and New York's political media elite.

The dinner will net the DNC about $1.3 million.

[Pirate Smile]

1. Hopefully, Clinton can help get the big donors to open their wallets

for Howard and the DNC. Bill said he agreed with the 50 state project.

[mdmc]

2. I really hope that Hillary Clinton works toward unseating Sue Kelly

Hillary Clinton will be re-elected in NYS this year. The only question that remains is how many Congress seats can she pull along with her.

[mdmc]

3. Way to go Ho Ho !

:kick:

[blm]

4. Howard has his work cut out for him - Clinton's people have been in place

at the DNC for so many years, and they allowed the Dem infrastructure to collapse in crucial electoral states like Ohio prior to the 2000 and 2004 elections.

The spokespeople at the DNC were only schooled in defending Clinton for so many years that they knew little about any other Democratic leader or candidate, making for poor spokespeople and pundits for representation the past 6 years.

Not to mention their refusal to believe in machine fraud.

I hope there aren't too many Clinton people left at the DNC to get in Chairman Dean's way on crucial issues like machine fraud.