Contenders for DCCC chairmanship campaign quietly
…The party committee chairman is charged with recruiting candidates, fundraising and formulating an earned media strategy.
…Democratic aides agree only on the uncertainty surrounding the vacancy and the members on the short list to fill it. They include Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.), who, according to Democratic sources, appears to have the inside track over other possible contenders such as Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.), Artur Davis (Ala.), Kendrick Meek (Fla.), Mike Thompson (Calif.), and Xavier Becerra (Calif.).
Davis, Thompson, Van Hollen and Wasserman Schultz all served as Emanuel’s deputies. Thompson was charged with helping the most endangered Democratic incumbents while Van Hollen and Wasserman Schultz raised money for the Red to Blue program and served as spokespeople.
Van Hollen, who is in only his second term, has the support of Pelosi and incoming Majority Whip Steny Hoyer, a fellow Marylander, according to knowledgeable sources.
To me this position and the counterpart in the GOP are at the epicenter of decision-making on what kind of temperament candidates will have and what level of openminded collaboration we can hope for in Congress.
My hope is that high on the list of criteria is a history of working across party lines, enthusiasm about seeking creative solutions to intractable, chronic problems, industriousness, plus all of the other qualities demonstrated by Obama.
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