Isaiah Bradley
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but I don't want selective and calculated hot fiya
He missed an easy opportunity to further galvanize and motivate already frustrated progressive and independent voters
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He missed an easy opportunity to further galvanize and motivate already frustrated progressive and independent voters
Althalucian
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Tsk, too bad. Keith Ellison is going to get arrested and put in a concentration camp when the war against Islam starts. Being black, a muslim, and a progressive makes him a triple threat to Trump's America. Bye, Democratic party. Wish we had more political parties.
JoogJoint
In my own league.
Why can't it be a Black Woman?
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Watching some keith ellison videos on youtube, I guess the bat signal was put up for him in alt-right world b/c their trolls are down voting and trolling his videos.
Foes pile on Ellison in DNC chair fight
A top contender for party chair hits a roadblock.
By DANIEL STRAUSS
11/20/16 07:01 AM EST
Two of Keith Ellison’s opponents for the top DNC job say congressional responsibilities would undercut the ability of the next chairman to do the job well. | Getty
Keith Ellison, an early favorite to become the next Democratic National Committee chairman, has hit his first roadblock. The Minnesota congressman and Bernie Sanders ally is facing growing resistance to the idea of electing another party chairman who is a sitting member of Congress.
On the heels of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s troubled tenure as DNC chief, the issue of whether Ellison will commit full-time to the job poses a threat to his candidacy — even as he enjoys significant support in his bid to become DNC chairman.
Wasserman Schultz drew criticism in party circles for how she handled the two demanding roles, and Democrats privately grumbled that she sought to leverage her position as party chairman to give her congressional donors plum spots at DNC fundraisers with President Barack Obama and solicited DNC donors for contributions to her campaign.
“I think we all watched at DNC meetings a chair trying to do both, and both is a matter of the amount of time being taken but also, if you are a sitting officeholder, there's potentially some separation between your interests and the interests of the national party," said Ohio Democratic Party chairman David Pepper.
Already, two of Ellison’s opponents for the top DNC job — former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and South Carolina Democratic Party chairman Jaime Harrison — have made the point that congressional responsibilities would dramatically undercut the ability of the next chairman to do the job effectively.
"Look, I like Keith Ellison a lot. He's a very good guy. There's one problem. You cannot do this job and sit in a political office at the same time. It's not possible," Dean, a former DNC chairman, said during a Nov. 11 interview on MSNBC.
In announcing his bid for chair last week, Harrison made clear he would quit his lobbying job if he won the DNC race. On Thursday, he stressed that the next DNC chairman has to be a full-timer.
"Anybody that understands what has to be done right now to rebuild the Democratic Party understands that you can't do part-time. You can't do quarter-time, you can't do half-time. It has to be a full-time commitment, or I just don't see how it works," Harrison said.
Ellison has not publicly addressed the issue and so far has given no indication that he would step down from Congress if he were elected to the chairmanship.
"He's fully committed to doing both jobs. He's ready to step down from his leadership post and as co-chair on Day One. People have confidence in his capabilities. That's why he has so much support," a source with direct knowledge of Ellison's thinking said when asked whether Ellison would step down from his House seat if elected. Ellison currently serves as a co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and as a chief deputy whip for House Democrats.
But that may not be enough to allay Democratic worries, with some pointing to the national party’s charter and by-laws, which state that the "National Chairperson shall serve full-time."
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who is up for reelection in 2018, said last week that “the DNC head ought to be full-time," though he refused to answer followups on the race or who he's supporting. Ilyse Hogue, president of the abortion rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America, is considering a run for the DNC post and also thinks the position should be full-time, according to a spokeswoman.
Last weekend, Assistant House Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn of South Carolina sent a letter to House Democrats arguing that the next chairman needs to be engaged on a full-time basis.
"The Democratic National Committee's (DNC) primary goal is to win the presidency," the letter, obtained by POLITICO, said. "Winning the presidency in 2020 is possible. But it will require, in our not-so-humble opinion, a 24/7 bottom-to-top rebuilding effort."
Clyburn, who backs Harrison for chairman, sent the letter before Harrison jumped into the race. On Wednesday, Clyburn told his fellow Congressional Black Caucus members that he would be making the same argument regardless of whether he supported Harrison, who is a former Clyburn aide.
"He told the Black Caucus today that they are unrelated, and Clyburn's the type of person who would shoot straight," said CBC Chairman Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina, who's open to either Harrison or Ellison becoming chairman.
On Friday, another South Carolinian, former DNC chairman Don Fowler, emailed current DNC members to press the case.
"We must have a fulltime Chair who will devote all of her/his time and energy to electing Democrats in the midterm election of 2018 and retaking the White House in 2020," Fowler wrote, stressing that that he was not endorsing any candidate in the race. "A part time Chair simply cannot get it done. Please join me in insisting upon following our Charter and electing a fulltime Chair for the next four years."
One option that could accommodate Ellison is a dual-chairman structure.
"It's been done multiple times. Having done it, I think it would work successfully," said former DNC chairman Steve Grossman, who co-chaired the committee with then-Colorado Gov. Roy Romer.
But many Democrats are leery of the idea. Even when they assumed that the party would inherit the White House in 2016, the dual-chairman scenario was viewed askance by some top officials. An internal Hillary Clinton campaign memoreleased in a WikiLeaks batch of campaign chairman John Podesta's emails showed campaign officials warning of a "Two-headed monster with little clarity of who is responsible for different areas of work within the committee."
While Grossman saw merit in a dual chair set-up, he cautioned that a single chairman, especially when the party is out of power, would have to be full-time. "I think it is a big mistake for the Democratic Party to choose one person to be the chairman of the party unless that person is prepared to make it a full-time job. It is too big, too complex, it is too all-encompassing and consuming."
Ellison's backers strongly disagree with that argument. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, an Ellison supporter, insisted Friday the previous problem wasn’t that Wasserman Schultz was a member of Congress, it was that she didn't balance the two roles properly.
"Well, she had two hats, and the conflicts with those hats got her in trouble. I don't think Keith has conflict," Grijalva said.
Ellison’s position is bolstered by Sen. Bernie Sanders, who offered his unqualified support Thursday and said the solution is for the next chairman to bring in capable staff. The Minnesota congressman has already brought on Nick Carter, formerly in charge of delegate math for Sanders' presidential campaign, to help his bid.
"Look, I think it's no secret I'll tell you I think Debbie Wasserman Schultz was not an outstanding chair of the Democratic Party, but it wasn't because she was a sitting member of Congress, and I think we have a lot of precedent in the past for DNC leaders to be governors, to be full-time public officials," Sanders told reporters. "On the other hand, the argument is a valid argument that is especially now it is a very time-consuming job. But the way you deal with that is to have the kind of staff that you need, to have an executive director that you need to handle a whole lot of executive work that needs to be done."
The real reason it's being discussed, Sanders added, is because it's a way for Ellison's critics to undermine his candidacy.
"I don't believe it was being raised when Debbie took the job. And I think this is just a way for Keith's opponents — I mean, the usual line is, 'We love Keith, he's great, but,' and that's the ‘but.’ So I think this is a way for his opponents to try to criticize him and end up supporting somebody else," he said.
Heather Caygle and Elana Schor contributed to this report.
Foes pile on Ellison in DNC chair fight
A top contender for party chair hits a roadblock.
By DANIEL STRAUSS
11/20/16 07:01 AM EST
Two of Keith Ellison’s opponents for the top DNC job say congressional responsibilities would undercut the ability of the next chairman to do the job well. | Getty
Keith Ellison, an early favorite to become the next Democratic National Committee chairman, has hit his first roadblock. The Minnesota congressman and Bernie Sanders ally is facing growing resistance to the idea of electing another party chairman who is a sitting member of Congress.
On the heels of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s troubled tenure as DNC chief, the issue of whether Ellison will commit full-time to the job poses a threat to his candidacy — even as he enjoys significant support in his bid to become DNC chairman.
Wasserman Schultz drew criticism in party circles for how she handled the two demanding roles, and Democrats privately grumbled that she sought to leverage her position as party chairman to give her congressional donors plum spots at DNC fundraisers with President Barack Obama and solicited DNC donors for contributions to her campaign.
“I think we all watched at DNC meetings a chair trying to do both, and both is a matter of the amount of time being taken but also, if you are a sitting officeholder, there's potentially some separation between your interests and the interests of the national party," said Ohio Democratic Party chairman David Pepper.
Already, two of Ellison’s opponents for the top DNC job — former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and South Carolina Democratic Party chairman Jaime Harrison — have made the point that congressional responsibilities would dramatically undercut the ability of the next chairman to do the job effectively.
"Look, I like Keith Ellison a lot. He's a very good guy. There's one problem. You cannot do this job and sit in a political office at the same time. It's not possible," Dean, a former DNC chairman, said during a Nov. 11 interview on MSNBC.
In announcing his bid for chair last week, Harrison made clear he would quit his lobbying job if he won the DNC race. On Thursday, he stressed that the next DNC chairman has to be a full-timer.
"Anybody that understands what has to be done right now to rebuild the Democratic Party understands that you can't do part-time. You can't do quarter-time, you can't do half-time. It has to be a full-time commitment, or I just don't see how it works," Harrison said.
Ellison has not publicly addressed the issue and so far has given no indication that he would step down from Congress if he were elected to the chairmanship.
"He's fully committed to doing both jobs. He's ready to step down from his leadership post and as co-chair on Day One. People have confidence in his capabilities. That's why he has so much support," a source with direct knowledge of Ellison's thinking said when asked whether Ellison would step down from his House seat if elected. Ellison currently serves as a co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and as a chief deputy whip for House Democrats.
But that may not be enough to allay Democratic worries, with some pointing to the national party’s charter and by-laws, which state that the "National Chairperson shall serve full-time."
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who is up for reelection in 2018, said last week that “the DNC head ought to be full-time," though he refused to answer followups on the race or who he's supporting. Ilyse Hogue, president of the abortion rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America, is considering a run for the DNC post and also thinks the position should be full-time, according to a spokeswoman.
Last weekend, Assistant House Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn of South Carolina sent a letter to House Democrats arguing that the next chairman needs to be engaged on a full-time basis.
"The Democratic National Committee's (DNC) primary goal is to win the presidency," the letter, obtained by POLITICO, said. "Winning the presidency in 2020 is possible. But it will require, in our not-so-humble opinion, a 24/7 bottom-to-top rebuilding effort."
Clyburn, who backs Harrison for chairman, sent the letter before Harrison jumped into the race. On Wednesday, Clyburn told his fellow Congressional Black Caucus members that he would be making the same argument regardless of whether he supported Harrison, who is a former Clyburn aide.
"He told the Black Caucus today that they are unrelated, and Clyburn's the type of person who would shoot straight," said CBC Chairman Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina, who's open to either Harrison or Ellison becoming chairman.
On Friday, another South Carolinian, former DNC chairman Don Fowler, emailed current DNC members to press the case.
"We must have a fulltime Chair who will devote all of her/his time and energy to electing Democrats in the midterm election of 2018 and retaking the White House in 2020," Fowler wrote, stressing that that he was not endorsing any candidate in the race. "A part time Chair simply cannot get it done. Please join me in insisting upon following our Charter and electing a fulltime Chair for the next four years."
One option that could accommodate Ellison is a dual-chairman structure.
"It's been done multiple times. Having done it, I think it would work successfully," said former DNC chairman Steve Grossman, who co-chaired the committee with then-Colorado Gov. Roy Romer.
But many Democrats are leery of the idea. Even when they assumed that the party would inherit the White House in 2016, the dual-chairman scenario was viewed askance by some top officials. An internal Hillary Clinton campaign memoreleased in a WikiLeaks batch of campaign chairman John Podesta's emails showed campaign officials warning of a "Two-headed monster with little clarity of who is responsible for different areas of work within the committee."
While Grossman saw merit in a dual chair set-up, he cautioned that a single chairman, especially when the party is out of power, would have to be full-time. "I think it is a big mistake for the Democratic Party to choose one person to be the chairman of the party unless that person is prepared to make it a full-time job. It is too big, too complex, it is too all-encompassing and consuming."
Ellison's backers strongly disagree with that argument. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, an Ellison supporter, insisted Friday the previous problem wasn’t that Wasserman Schultz was a member of Congress, it was that she didn't balance the two roles properly.
"Well, she had two hats, and the conflicts with those hats got her in trouble. I don't think Keith has conflict," Grijalva said.
Ellison’s position is bolstered by Sen. Bernie Sanders, who offered his unqualified support Thursday and said the solution is for the next chairman to bring in capable staff. The Minnesota congressman has already brought on Nick Carter, formerly in charge of delegate math for Sanders' presidential campaign, to help his bid.
"Look, I think it's no secret I'll tell you I think Debbie Wasserman Schultz was not an outstanding chair of the Democratic Party, but it wasn't because she was a sitting member of Congress, and I think we have a lot of precedent in the past for DNC leaders to be governors, to be full-time public officials," Sanders told reporters. "On the other hand, the argument is a valid argument that is especially now it is a very time-consuming job. But the way you deal with that is to have the kind of staff that you need, to have an executive director that you need to handle a whole lot of executive work that needs to be done."
The real reason it's being discussed, Sanders added, is because it's a way for Ellison's critics to undermine his candidacy.
"I don't believe it was being raised when Debbie took the job. And I think this is just a way for Keith's opponents — I mean, the usual line is, 'We love Keith, he's great, but,' and that's the ‘but.’ So I think this is a way for his opponents to try to criticize him and end up supporting somebody else," he said.
Heather Caygle and Elana Schor contributed to this report.
Foes pile on Ellison in DNC chair fight
He's on path to fukk up though...i see all this talk about them having to reclaim the white working class, but it's completely out of their hands now
if trump does well for those peoples' lives, the democrats lost them for the forseeable future. whereas if he fukks up or they become disillusioned, theyll come back of their own accord
O malley in the cut just waiting for that moment:O'Malley bows out of DNC race
By GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI
11/16/16 09:57 AM EST
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Former Maryland governor and presidential candidate Martin O'Malley removed his name from the running for the Democratic National Committee chairmanship on Tuesday in an email to his supporters.
"While I'm grateful to the supportive friends who have urged me to consider running for DNC Chair, I will not be seeking our Party's Chairmanship," he wrote. "The DNC needs a Chair who can do the job fully and with total impartiality. The national interest must come first."
O'Malley — who was seen as a potential contender for the role due to his lack of alignment with either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders in the presidential primary, as well as his history as a strong fundraiser as a past Democratic Governors Association chairman — leaves the race with three declared candidates.
Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison remains the favorite due to his wide array of backers, but each of his challengers has pledged to do the job full time. Former chair and Vermont governor Howard Dean is running, as is South Carolina party chairman Jaime Harrison.
Others, including New Hampshire chair Raymond Buckley, NARAL president Ilyse Hogue, and Labor Secretary Tom Perez, are still mulling bids of their own. Voting is not expected until February.
O'Malley bows out of DNC race
Not all of us in the D9 (I am a brother of Phi Beta Sigma) subscribe to the Boule'/Talented 10th/Jack N Jill train of thought...That shyt disgusts me
Yeah... It's totally not the Hill-shills who his election would effect riding against him... fukking idiot.
Kill yourself crakkka.
i see all this talk about them having to reclaim the white working class, but it's completely out of their hands now
if trump does well for those peoples' lives, the democrats lost them for the forseeable future. whereas if he fukks up or they become disillusioned, theyll come back of their own accord
Point being trump isn't gonna do well for their lives. Trump can't make coal become profitable globally. Trump isn't gonna pass single payer healthcare. Trump is gonna push to privatize Medicaid, national right to work, huge tax cuts for the wealthy.
It would be one thing if trump had ran with explicitly national socialist platform and party. But trump's nascent fascism is grafted onto a traditionally Conservative party. His governing coalition depends upon the support of ideologues like Paul Ryan and politicos like Mitch McConnell. Bannon may want trump to enact policies that could help the working class, but trump won't be able to appropriate funds for massive infrastructure or subsidies without going through a chamber dominated by a Ayn Rand fanboy and his acolytes. Not to mention the filibuster in the senate by the dem minority and potential wild cards in that chamber like rand Paul and mike lee.
the cac mamba
Veteran
oh, of course he isnt gonna deliver like he promised. but he WILL make small advances, and these rednecks are gonna feel complacent with a 'strong' white man in the white house again. that sould be all he needs to secure re-election
Ellison dodges on whether he'd resign House seat if selected DNC chair
By MADELINE CONWAY
11/21/16 10:04 AM EST
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Rep. Keith Ellison declined to answer directly on Monday morning when asked whether he would consider resigning his seat in Congress to be chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Asked by Mark Halperin on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” about giving up the seat for the chairmanship post, Ellison allowed that “that’s a fair conversation” but declined on commit to it.
Ellison is the favorite of some members of the party’s left wing to lead the DNC, and incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is also supporting him. But Democrats skeptical of Ellison say the chairmanship should be a full-time job. Ellison represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in the House and serves as co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
“I think that's a fair conversation. I think it's too early to have that,” Ellison told Halperin before pivoting back to his candidacy’s platform — the need to focus on increasing voter turnout.
Later Monday morning, Ellison avoided directly answering a similar question from CNN’s Chris Cuomo. Ellison said he accepts that the DNC head is a full-time job but argued that “that doesn’t mean that I can’t do that job.”
Cuomo noted that serving in Congress and leading the DNC “would be two jobs,” prompting Ellison to describe himself as a “very-hard working person” before turning back to discussing the turnout issue.
Ellison dodges on whether he'd resign House seat if selected DNC chair
By MADELINE CONWAY
11/21/16 10:04 AM EST
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Rep. Keith Ellison declined to answer directly on Monday morning when asked whether he would consider resigning his seat in Congress to be chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Asked by Mark Halperin on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” about giving up the seat for the chairmanship post, Ellison allowed that “that’s a fair conversation” but declined on commit to it.
Ellison is the favorite of some members of the party’s left wing to lead the DNC, and incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is also supporting him. But Democrats skeptical of Ellison say the chairmanship should be a full-time job. Ellison represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in the House and serves as co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
“I think that's a fair conversation. I think it's too early to have that,” Ellison told Halperin before pivoting back to his candidacy’s platform — the need to focus on increasing voter turnout.
Later Monday morning, Ellison avoided directly answering a similar question from CNN’s Chris Cuomo. Ellison said he accepts that the DNC head is a full-time job but argued that “that doesn’t mean that I can’t do that job.”
Cuomo noted that serving in Congress and leading the DNC “would be two jobs,” prompting Ellison to describe himself as a “very-hard working person” before turning back to discussing the turnout issue.
Ellison dodges on whether he'd resign House seat if selected DNC chair
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Reporter Who Laughed at Keith Ellison’s Trump Prediction Gives Platform to His Anonymous Critics
These msm still don't get it
These msm still don't get it