Jockeying heats up for DNC chairmanship
Source: Politico
Jockeying to lead the Democratic National Committee under a potential President Hillary Clinton has kicked into high gear, with a trio of House members joining a growing list of potential contenders.
Rep. Keith Ellison, an early Bernie Sanders supporter and the first Muslim elected to Congress, has been actively working back channels to make his interest in the position known. Also in the mix are Rep. Xavier Becerra, the outgoing House Democratic Caucus chairman and an aggressive Clinton surrogate; and retiring Rep. Steve Israel, who led House Democrats' campaign arm for years.
The House members would probably be underdogs to take the helm of the DNC, which has been wracked by controversy and upheaval. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultzs (D-Fla.) tumultuous stint atop the committee could spook Clinton, assuming she wins, from appointing another House member, Democratic insiders said.
The early front-runners for the post are believed to be former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley, South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison. All have ties to Clinton and her campaign.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/who-will-be-the-next-dnc-chairman-230087
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)serving as DNC head.
They'd handle the conflict of interest better than did DWS, but there should be a hard rule against that kind of conflict of interest.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)And not confrontational enough...
MADem
(135,425 posts)university teaching gigs that pay well--it was nice of her, since she has VICE DNC experience and previous interim DNC chair experience, to fill in after that imbroglio. Her familiarity with the organization made the transition seamless
Often, though not always, political party chairs go on to be active on the national stage in an elective capacity (Kaine, McAuliffe, GHW Bush, e.g.) --but I don't see DB running for Senate any time soon. She likes her private life.
Siwsan
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)but I don't think she wants it tho.
Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)That's my first, second and third choice!