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Democratic Campaign Chair Tells Candidates to Avoid Convention
Reuters ^ | Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | Samuel P. Jacobs

Posted on 06/26/2012 5:56:32 PM PDT by kristinn

The man responsible for getting Democrats elected to the U.S. Congress this fall has a message for his party's candidates: Stay away from the Democratic National Convention.

"If they want to win an election, they need to be in their districts," New York congressman Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, told the Reuters Washington Summit on Tuesday.

The Democratic convention, to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, in early September to formally nominate President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee, is viewed warily by some of the party's candidates.

The September 3-6 gathering to fete a president whose popularity ratings have hovered around 50 percent is a particularly sensitive issue for Democratic candidates who are in close races in states or districts where Obama trails Republican Mitt Romney in voter surveys.

For such candidates, four days of mingling with Democratic leaders could turn off independent voters before the November 6 election.

"A trip to Charlotte may be interesting," Israel said, "but why leave your districts?"

Obama's poll ratings have little to do with his stance, Israel said.

"I don't care if the president was at 122 percent favorability right now," he said. "I think (candidates) should be in their districts."

McCASKILL STAYING AWAY

Israel's admonition comes as a growing list of Democrats say they will not be joining their fellow partisans in Charlotte. Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, one of the Democratic Party's most vulnerable candidates, will not attend, an aide said.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dncconvention; obama
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1 posted on 06/26/2012 5:56:44 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn
"I don't care if the president was at 122 percent favorability right now," he said. "I think (candidates) should be in their districts."

Yeah, right. These jokers know that Obama is elective poison and they want no part of him.l
2 posted on 06/26/2012 6:02:17 PM PDT by Signalman ( November, 2012-The End of an Error)
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To: kristinn

This guy is clearly a RACIST !!!!


3 posted on 06/26/2012 6:05:19 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: kristinn
Stay away from the Democratic National Convention.

Translation: Stay away from the rookie Hussein! Run the other way! RUN!

4 posted on 06/26/2012 6:06:29 PM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: kristinn
Photo from past DNC Convention...
5 posted on 06/26/2012 6:06:42 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Our economy won't heal until one particular black man is unemployed.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"This guy is clearly a RACIST !!!!"

LOL!!!

6 posted on 06/26/2012 6:09:39 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: Signalman

Sounds to me like they’re ceding the White House and trying to save the downticket races.


7 posted on 06/26/2012 6:11:14 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: kristinn

“Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,”

And the One gets tossed out of the sleigh by his own Party CCCC.

“I love it when a plan comes together.”
Hannibal Smith


8 posted on 06/26/2012 6:12:19 PM PDT by To-Whose-Benefit? (It is Error alone which needs the support of Government. The Truth can stand by itself.)
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To: Signalman

Same thing I tell my dog - “lie there, don’t move, don’t come here”...he always obeys. Good dog, see how much he listens to me, he must trust and love me to obey like that. See, we told them to stay away, and they did. Those candidates have such trust in us, they always obey. sarc off.


9 posted on 06/26/2012 6:14:00 PM PDT by pack29172 (Just remember, when seconds count, the cops are only minutes away...)
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To: Signalman
I believe it's a disease called

Toxic Baraq Syndrome

10 posted on 06/26/2012 6:15:29 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: kristinn

This is laughable. It’s every Rat for himself out there. No one is listening to Steve Israel.


11 posted on 06/26/2012 6:20:06 PM PDT by randita
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Not only racist but a fjb too.


12 posted on 06/26/2012 6:20:42 PM PDT by csvset
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To: kristinn
Wow.

Imagine if Patches had told every Dem to stay away from LA and Gore's Convention in 2000! (Yes, Patches ran the DCCC ... briefly)

Imagine if Bob Matsui had told every Dem to stay away from Boston and Kerry-He-Served-In-Vietnam's Convention in 2004!

13 posted on 06/26/2012 6:20:42 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (=)
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To: OrangeHoof

2008 lol...


14 posted on 06/26/2012 6:22:09 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (Is he holding an Obamaphone?)
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To: OrangeHoof

I don’t know if the don’t hot link image was intentional or not, but it still works somehow. LOL


15 posted on 06/26/2012 6:22:19 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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Front Page News perhaps. Rush will be all over this tomorrow...


16 posted on 06/26/2012 6:26:41 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (=)
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To: kristinn

Wonder what they have planned that will make it so toxic.


17 posted on 06/26/2012 6:31:04 PM PDT by DBrow
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I’m 68 years old, and have followed politics for decades. I don’t ever recall a time hearing a senior member of either party publicly announce not attending their presidential convention may be preferable.

Coupled with the stories about funding drying up, I’d say the democrats have two major problems on their hands; both tied to funding. 1) Obama’s campaign funding, and 2) the DNC can’t handle the convention expenses. Both tied together, both tell one story...


18 posted on 06/26/2012 6:33:52 PM PDT by bcsco
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To: DBrow

“Wonder what they have planned that will make it so toxic.”

That isn’t their problem. These RATS are in such trouble at home already that they know being close to FUBO only makes their predicament worse, much worse. What if they had a convention and nobody attended?


19 posted on 06/26/2012 6:40:52 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: kristinn

IOW .. Stay home and work hard! Yur gonna need every vote and then some.. Times are hard all over.. ‘Run DNC’ done Boogeyed!


20 posted on 06/26/2012 6:48:14 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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