Lefty Bloggers Lifting Dean to DNC Chair?
That's the theme of this
Ryan Lizza article in The New Republic.
The Roemer episode not only exposed the power of the blogs and the weakness of the Hill leadership, it also fatally wounded Frost. He had spent the heart of the short campaign tied up making the case against Roemer instead of attacking Dean. For instance, in a letter sent out to the 447, Frost wrote, "Our party cannot be adequately led by someone whose primary qualification to serve as Chair is his opposition to core Democratic beliefs." By the time Frost turned his attention to Dean, it was much too late. "Roemer," says a top Democratic strategist speaking of the whole affair, "was a debacle."
Solid article, although Lizza misses the whole episode where Frost was discovered by Kos to portrayed himself as too palsy-walsy with President Bush in commercials. I don't think there's much doubt that was a killer.
Meanwhile, fellow TNR scribe Jonathan Chait
says the Dems are suicidal:
A few weeks ago, when former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean declared his intention to run for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, news reports had the general tone of "Get this, that crazy scream guy is back and he wants to run the party." Now, a week before the vote, his victory is a fait accompli. How did this happen? Are Democrats suicidally crazy?
Wait. That's too easy. Let me rephrase the question. Why are Democrats suicidally crazy?
Of course, Chait doesn't really answer the question, but I will. It's because they're letting the inmates run the nuthouse.
Speaking of
suicidal Dems....
