Posted on 11/30/2004 5:29:59 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
Win and the world smiles with you. Lose in politics, and you're a bum. So it's no wonder that the loudest Bronx cheer in Washington goes to lame-duck Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, who has presided over two disastrous election setbacks in 24 months. "Terry McAuliffe proved that raising money isn't enough," says Democratic moneyman Andrew S. Rappaport, a general partner at August Capital Associates LP in Menlo Park, Calif. "[He] is the person who is most responsible for the predicament the Democrats are in."
That may be a bit hyperbolic, but as the Dems try to pick up the pieces after a shattering election, they're looking to replace McAuliffe in February with a party boss who not only talks a big game but actually delivers. Indeed, the crowded campaign for DNC chief is fast becoming a battle for the future direction of the party -- not to mention a possible early test for putative 2008 Presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
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You just keep him up there. We dont need any more ille-gals in this country.
Dunham is a typical left leaning writer. They ought to call his magazine Labor Week.
"Lose in politics, and you're a bum."
THEY ARE BUMS, the whole stinking lot. They would've still been bums if they'd won, which thank the GOOD LORD IN HEAVEN they did now.
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