Victory so un-nerves some Dems they want to make sure it doesn’t happen again

In the wake of last week’s election victories the Donkey Party is now struggling to see if it can decapitate itself by getting rid of Howard Dean, the person largely responsible for the win.

The New Republic reports:

Some big name Democrats want to oust DNC Chairman Howard Dean, arguing that his stubborn commitment to the 50-state strategy and his stinginess with funds for House races cost the Democrats several pickup opportunities.

Apparently James “Big Wind” Carville and others want Harold Ford in and the yelling man out.

“I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.” — Will Rogers.

And somewhere a Republican is shouting, “Yeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Here’s Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the head of the DNCC, telling Carville off:

“James. No James, YOU LISTEN,” Emanuel barked into a cell phone, about to release a string of profane invectives more intense than usual. “Can you listen for one [expletive] minute? I’m working these campaigns all the time. The campaigns all have different textures.” His wiry body tensed, his voice breaking with stress. Emanuel shouted, “If you don’t like what you see, I highly recommend you pick up the … phone and do it yourself.”

This is from a great story in The Chicago Trib about last Tuesday’s results and what it took to turn around a losing brand. Emanuel is no great Dean fan either, it seems, but as Emanuel was out there in the thick of things I’ll give his opinion a lot more credence than I will Mr. 1992-sure-seems-like-a-long-time-ago.
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2 Responses to “Victory so un-nerves some Dems they want to make sure it doesn’t happen again”

  1. Copywriter Underground Says:
    November 13, 2006 at 6:03 pm

    And the stupidity begins. How can they say Dean cost the part several pickups when – way before the Repubs self-destructed – he was the only one interested in contesting all the “unwinnable” seats?

    Excellent graphic, btw.

  2. collateraldamage Says:
    November 16, 2006 at 2:52 pm

    Carville is continuing to bitch about Dean. In today’s Atlanta Constitution he likens the Dem’s win to Gettysburg where the Union didn’t pursue the Confederates after the battle and so failed to exploit the victory. When was the last time Carville ran a winning campaign anyway?

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