Merc
March 16th, 2008, 12:24:29 PM
Back when the DNC announced Howard Dean as their leader I thought "How can it get any better for us, a nut is now in charge of the asylum." Of course, only republicans can screw up such a good thing and they have but Dean's leadership, or lack thereof, is finally bearing fruit. You can play the race card and hit each other over the head with a baseball bat at polling places but when donations stop, or worse yet, when heavy duty donors ask for their money back, you have a very big problem.
http://tinyurl.com/3dkeja
NY Times
March 15, 2008
Delegate Battles Snarl Democrats in Two States
By MICHAEL LUO and JOHN M. BRODER
The situation in Florida seemed more intractable, with Clinton supporters arguing the party’s prospects in November could be jeopardized if a satisfactory resolution is not found. Some Clinton backers said they were intentionally withholding their contributions to the party, arguing that Howard Dean, the D.N.C.’s chairman, has left the situation in the hands of the states and the candidates, as opposed to exercising leadership to resolve it.
“My wife and I could max out, and we won’t,” said Ira Leesfield, a Miami lawyer who has given $61,500 to the committee since 1997. “We’re dissatisfied with the D.N.C. not taking the bull by the horns.”
About 250 top fund-raisers for Mrs. Clinton met Wednesday in Washington. Terry McAuliffe, the Clinton campaign’s chairman and a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, encouraged the donors to pick up the phone and call party leaders, as did Mrs. Clinton.
But Mr. McAuliffe said in an interview Friday that he did not approve of donors’ holding back their contributions to the D.N.C.
A review of records filed with the Federal Election Commission shows that top donors to the committee gave more to Mrs. Clinton than to Mr. Obama. Of 196 people who have given at least $30,000 to the D.N.C. since 2005, it appears 71 of them contributed to Mrs. Clinton, with donations totaling more than $295,000, while 67 gave to Mr. Obama for about $189,000. And 25 gave to both.
Stacie Paxton, a spokeswoman for the D.N.C., defended Mr. Dean’s handling of the dispute.
“While Howard Dean has been working hard to be an honest broker, too many involved have been more concerned with headlines than results,” Ms. Paxton said. “It’s never productive to negotiate through the press, but make no mistake, Howard Dean will continue to lead the effort to find a workable solution that’s fair and consistent with the rules.”
Griff Palmer contributed reporting from New York, and Abby Goodnough from Tallahassee, Fla.
Hillary is more than willing to bring the party to its knees, even if it means losing the election. Chaos is the Clinton's forte and power vacuums their opportunity. They'll be running the DNC come January if the dems lose the general election.
http://tinyurl.com/3dkeja
NY Times
March 15, 2008
Delegate Battles Snarl Democrats in Two States
By MICHAEL LUO and JOHN M. BRODER
The situation in Florida seemed more intractable, with Clinton supporters arguing the party’s prospects in November could be jeopardized if a satisfactory resolution is not found. Some Clinton backers said they were intentionally withholding their contributions to the party, arguing that Howard Dean, the D.N.C.’s chairman, has left the situation in the hands of the states and the candidates, as opposed to exercising leadership to resolve it.
“My wife and I could max out, and we won’t,” said Ira Leesfield, a Miami lawyer who has given $61,500 to the committee since 1997. “We’re dissatisfied with the D.N.C. not taking the bull by the horns.”
About 250 top fund-raisers for Mrs. Clinton met Wednesday in Washington. Terry McAuliffe, the Clinton campaign’s chairman and a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, encouraged the donors to pick up the phone and call party leaders, as did Mrs. Clinton.
But Mr. McAuliffe said in an interview Friday that he did not approve of donors’ holding back their contributions to the D.N.C.
A review of records filed with the Federal Election Commission shows that top donors to the committee gave more to Mrs. Clinton than to Mr. Obama. Of 196 people who have given at least $30,000 to the D.N.C. since 2005, it appears 71 of them contributed to Mrs. Clinton, with donations totaling more than $295,000, while 67 gave to Mr. Obama for about $189,000. And 25 gave to both.
Stacie Paxton, a spokeswoman for the D.N.C., defended Mr. Dean’s handling of the dispute.
“While Howard Dean has been working hard to be an honest broker, too many involved have been more concerned with headlines than results,” Ms. Paxton said. “It’s never productive to negotiate through the press, but make no mistake, Howard Dean will continue to lead the effort to find a workable solution that’s fair and consistent with the rules.”
Griff Palmer contributed reporting from New York, and Abby Goodnough from Tallahassee, Fla.
Hillary is more than willing to bring the party to its knees, even if it means losing the election. Chaos is the Clinton's forte and power vacuums their opportunity. They'll be running the DNC come January if the dems lose the general election.