MDP Changes

[OnBackground]

From Rollcall:

The new regime at the Maryland Democratic Party has installed Capitol Hill and campaign veteran Derek Walker as its new communications director.

Walker, who spent years working in various capacities for Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), comes to the state party from the Hawthorn Group, an Alexandria, Va.-based public affairs firm, where he was a vice president. Prior to that, Walker was campaign manager for Terry Lierman, the Democratic nominee in Maryland’s 8th district in 2000 — who is now chairman of the state party.

Lierman, a wealthy businessman, is working full time at the party as chairman and CEO. The state party’s former executive director, Josh White, has moved over to become political director.

Steve Jost, a Capitol Hill and political veteran who is currently chief of staff to Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), is pulling double duty as the committee’s finance director.

[Frances]

1. Thanks for posting this

DU is an excellent way for me to keep up with MD politics now that I have moved to the land of the Gropinator. Let's hope California gets rid of Arnold and Maryland gets rid of Ehrlich.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Where are these guys politically .... ?

Derek Walker, Terry Lierman, Josh White, et al, .... DLC types? More left than that? True progressive?

[DaveinMD]

4. Terry Lierman

was one of the top finance guys for Howard Dean. He ran for Congress. He's liberal. ONe of the things he advocated was banning all handguns. Walker worked for Terry in his campaign. Josh White used to work for Mike Miller. Steve Jost has been associated with liberal campaings. He ran Chris Van Hollen's campaign and was NH director for Bill Bradley in 2000.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Thanks Dave! n/t

[DaveinMD]

6. no problem

I think they are doing a very good job by the way.

[aintitfunny]

3. Regime

The use of that term just struck me oddly so I looked it up for a comprehensive understanding.

FROM Wikipedia:

"The word "regime" (occasionally spelled "régime", particularly in older texts) refers to any system of control, or more specifically a system of government. It is frequently used to describe a government headed by a specific person ("the Saddam regime", "the Bush regime", or "the Salazar regime") or based on a particular ideology ("a communist" regime", "a fascist regime", or "a military regime"). In theory, the word "regime" need not imply anything about the type of government described, and most political scientists use it as a neutral term. Some people, however, use the term only for governments which they believe to be repressive or undemocratic, and as such, some see the word as conveying a sense of moral disapproval and political opposition."

I assume you are using the term neutrally, just like most political scientists. I however tend to be one of the "Some people, however...

Thanks for the info.