November 05, 2004
Post-Election Notes From The Blogosphere : Ezra Klein
by Liza Sabater
I've been looking at Dean's new book, and marveling at the guy's ability to deliver his message and values with a clarity that'd make Saletan squeal. For a variety of reasons I'm quite glad he wasn't nominated for the presidency and I don't want him given the nod next time, but I do want him to be the face of the Party.
So, next job: How does the DNC Chair get elected and how can the netroots influence the process?
Dean has a clarity of message and a fiercely liberal conviction that has not been seen since ... umm ... well ... Clinton. What Dean lacked was "slickness"; which, in retrospect, Kerry had too much of.
My toss up would be between Clinton and Dean. Clinton would bring, well, his way of politics. The chairmanship of the DNC would be almost a way back to the old days.
With Dean, on the other hand, with people like Joe Trippi and the internet revolutionaries represented by the likes of DailyKos, would bring the DNC into not just the present but the future. The future is emblazoned by
The DNC needs to use the infrastructure that has already been created and turn it into a protocol of political activism. They need to embrace the technology that's already out there to replicate the evangelical networks that the Republicans were so successful at exploiting.
Posted by Liza Sabater in 2004 Elections, Bill Clinton, CivicSpace, Democrats, Howard Dean
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