Obama Moves to Centralize Control Over Party Strategy

New York Times ^ | January 23, 2010 | Jeff Zeleny and Peter Baker

[reaganaut1]

He wants to "centralize control" over the whole country.

I actually look forward to the results of Obama running all the congressional Democrats' campaigns. He's been so effective in VA, NJ, and MA.

It's not the tactics, President Stupid -- it's that your failed policies are unpopular.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Panic mode.

[driftdiver]

“Obama Moves to Centralize Control Over Party Strategy”

Gee doesn’t that sound communist.

[La Lydia]

He’s going to do to the Democratic Party what he is doing to our country. I hope they enjoy it. The Dems know they are deer in the headlights, and the Ploofter isn’t going to change that.

[Tawiskaro]

[thulldud]

Gee doesn’t that sound communist.

Each national Communist party had its Central Control Commission. Same here.

[cripplecreek]

This should be fun to watch.

Not all the democrats are going to want their campaigns contolled by someone else.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Amen.

My first thought was that this is exactly what the American people want to hear / NOT.

My second thought was - isn’t there some kind of law that prevents total political effort coming from the White House during the time a sitting _resident is in office?

Just askin....

[TigersEye]

Translation: “FOAD, Blue Dogs! I won.”

[Cobra64]

How about that silly "Jobs Conference" last month.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Fox News is showing a great Obama retrospective.

Worth watching, IMHO.

[Oldexpat]

This will be his number one priority..beating the enemy..us the people. In the meantime everything else will go to hell.

[Enterprise]

Government employees are forbidden BY LAW to use Government funds and resources to participate in elections. However, as you know, this only applies to Republican campaigns. For Democrat campaigns, it’s all good.

[COBOL2Java]

In addition to Mr. Plouffe, who will primarily work from the Democratic National Committee in consultation with the White House, several top operatives from the Obama campaign will be dispatched across the country to advise major races as part of the president’s attempt to take greater control over the midterm elections, aides said.

So Mr. Obama is creating a Politburo. Isn't that special!

[himno hero]

AND he wants to kick it into high gear!!!

[cripplecreek]

So Mr. Obama is creating a Politburo. Isn't that special!

I'm guessing the only democrats truly happy about it are Nancy Pelosi, the black caucus and the farthest left nutjobs in the party.

[NonValueAdded]

Epic fail

[BunnySlippers]

Worse than Jimmah Carter!

[givemELL]

Yes. All tyrannies or tyrannies to be are....centralized.

[Nonstatist]

how to sharpen the president’s message

He really isn't going to change course, is he? Wow, this is going to be an amazing journey until November.