The latest cottage industry seems to be giving advice to the Democrats. A recent example, A. B. Stoddard’s at RealClearPolitics, is to look elsewhere for leadership of the Democratic National Committee and Congress:
House Democrats are still leaning towards re-electing San Francisco liberal Rep. Nancy Pelosi, age 76, as their minority leader, while several key party leaders have thrown their weight behind Rep. Keith Ellison to lead the Democratic National Committee. Doing either would be a huge mistake.
I guess it depends on what the Democratic leadership wants to accomplish. If it’s ideological purity, stick with Pelosi and Ellison. Who cares if the Congressional leadership remembers when Roosevelt was president? Or if the head of the DNC was “involved with” an expressly racist organization? So long as they presently espouse the correct views.
The purposes of the DNC are to raise money, give voice to the corporate beliefs of the party, and recruit and support candidates for elective office. I think that electing more Democrats in 50 states would be a good objective but what do I know?
Sadly, it’s a lot easier to rule than to govern.
