McCaskill boosts political stock (talk of her as DNC Chair)

[usregimechange]

She was one of President-elect Barack Obama's key supporters, the first Democrat to endorse him after his loss in the New Hampshire primary and an ardent supporter of his campaign throughout the race.

Now, freshman U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is seen in some circles as a contender for a position in the Obama administration as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.

Since throwing her support behind Obama as co-chairwoman of his presidential campaign, McCaskill is viewed as one of the president-elect's strongest allies in the Senate. In a Nov. 30 appearance on Fox News Sunday, McCaskill defended Obama's response to the recent terrorist attacks in India and his plan for removing all U.S. forces from Iraq by mid-2010.

Last week, The Huffington Post reported that McCaskill might be in the running to replace Vermont governor Howard Dean, the current DNC chairman, who will be stepping down in January. In that scenario, she would be the official chairwoman and face of the committee with time to still fulfill her senatorial duties. An operative chair, like Obama's deputy campaign manager Steve Hildebrand, would oversee daily functions of the committee.

http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2008/12/9/mccaskill-boosts-political-stock/

[redstate_democrat]

1. Why the hell would Obama take McCaskill out of the senate with 4 years left in her term

out of a state like Missouri? Makes no sense.

[PresidentObama]

3. From what I read in the article, she'd still be in the Senate.

[Hippo_Tron]

4. She would not leave the Senate

When someone actively in political office and DNC Chair, they are really just a figurehead DNC Chair. This is largely true anyway when your party controls the White House. The real decisions about the direction of Democratic Politics will be made by David Axelrod and whomever Obama decides to put in charge of the White House Office of Political Affairs. Day to day running of the DNC will be given to someone underneath McCaskill.

[babylonsister]

2. No! I want her to support PE Obama in the Senate! She's not going

anywhere. I hope.