Trippi Endorses Rosenberg
Joe Trippi Endorses Simon Rosenberg on MSNBC's Hardball
I've long been of the opinion that Howard Dean for DNC is wrong for the primary reason that what is commonly associated with him was the result of Joe Trippi's advice. Speaking of Joe Trippi ... he's endorsing Simon Rosenberg.
Man, that's some sweet irony for ya.
Meanwhile, Dan Gerstein is still a one-man quote machine:
"I think Dean did a tremendous job in the primaries -- energizing people, making statements of principle -- and that he has a lot to contribute to the debate," said Dan Gerstein, former press secretary to Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.). "That said, I think he would be a disastrous choice to head the party because of the image he projects on national security."
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and so do i!
Posted by: Daniel | January 12, 2005 01:51 PM
This has got this Deaniac more than a little worried. I agree that Joe Trippi was definitely the wisdom behind the netroots movement at the Dean campaign. If it wasn't for him, we probably wouldn't have Meet Ups, the phenomenal fund-raising that we experienced throughout the 2004 elections. In fact, I probably wouldn't be a blogger (you can thank him later Greg).
I suspect his endorsement has more to do with the fact that Rosenberg is actually out there doing the netroots stuff. I mean, Simon writes on the NDN blog, he makes himself available to answer questions on what we should be doing and how. Dean has other people writing the DFA blog and doing the actual mechanics of netroots. He's just sort of the spokesman for the movement by default.
I've said before, I'm not going to freak out if Rosenberg gets the chairmanship. He's run NDN very well has good ideas and will at least be competent and committed, unlike say Tim Roemer.
But we can't be picking our DNC chair based on what image they have on national security. God forbid the GOP paints us as soft on defense... some more. We should really be focused on who can help build the party's infrastructure and can get competent people to help consult on campaigns.
The latest Gallup poll showed that more people than in December think things are going awry in Iraq. Sooner or later, when the time is right, we can really point to Iraq as why Republicans don't know dick about Defense. But we can't do that without infrastructure. We need to start building more think tanks and working on getting people who are good at messaging to help sell our brand. We need people who will come up with alternative plans and ideas so that we're not just the not-Republicans.
I think Howard Dean can get us started down that path better than anyone else who is running. It's about long-term vision, not just short-term winning.
Posted by: Nate | January 12, 2005 07:14 PM