Friday, February 04, 2005
Deaniacs and the future of the party
So, what does the probable promotion of Dean to DNC Chair mean for the Democrats? Depends on who you ask. It seems to be a reverse from the earlier stance that Dems need to connect to "morals" voters, considering his hard line pro-choice stance, his state's track record on Gay marriage and his dubious and equivocal statements on Drugs.The obvious answer is that they are looking to energize a bummed out party, and Dean is certainly high (yaaaar!) energy. But this cannot be expected to go over well with their pressumably still moderate base. The bottome line is that this will hardly win them any elections and most likely it will simply be another opportunity for the Media to prostrate themselves before the alter of unchecked wacko liberalism.
I am being reminded that he will only be party chair of a party that holds no visible majority anywhere (unless the supreme court counts, but I like to pretend they retain a shred of nonpartisan dignity), but this means he will be representing the Dems to America, at least until Hillary gets around to campaigning. Speaking of which, how does the self-proclaimed heir apparent feel about the matter? Dean garnered Ickes support on the 29th, for what its worth. I am not sure what Dean's removal from the '08 race will mean, except for one less person lossing to madam Billary in the primaries. She can't be too pleased with him crashing the recent news coverage of her conversion to moderate. I think it's difficult to imagine him winning the primary anyway. The amount of media attention surrounding his stunning rise and monumental train wreck in Iowa have already alerted most Americans to his politics, which needless to say fall outside the realm of mainstream america. The goal of all this is surely to spark more "grass roots" movements and garner support, and it probably will. I'm just not sure for which side.
I am being reminded that he will only be party chair of a party that holds no visible majority anywhere (unless the supreme court counts, but I like to pretend they retain a shred of nonpartisan dignity), but this means he will be representing the Dems to America, at least until Hillary gets around to campaigning. Speaking of which, how does the self-proclaimed heir apparent feel about the matter? Dean garnered Ickes support on the 29th, for what its worth. I am not sure what Dean's removal from the '08 race will mean, except for one less person lossing to madam Billary in the primaries. She can't be too pleased with him crashing the recent news coverage of her conversion to moderate. I think it's difficult to imagine him winning the primary anyway. The amount of media attention surrounding his stunning rise and monumental train wreck in Iowa have already alerted most Americans to his politics, which needless to say fall outside the realm of mainstream america. The goal of all this is surely to spark more "grass roots" movements and garner support, and it probably will. I'm just not sure for which side.
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