The debate that never was!?!
I attended the Candidates Forum at the Thurston County Dems meeting last night hoping to see the two contenders for Democratic Party Chair, Dwight Pelz and Mark Hintz, square off. But as you now know, Dwight was a "no show" at this first debate. Paul Barendt stood in for him.
Though I was at the debate last night, I didn't see why Paul spoke (somewhat) for Dwight. Paul acknowledged that it was Obama's groundswell movement that gave us such an overwhelming victory in WA State. Paul also allowed that Dwight and the State Party should be credited with "handling" the massive turnout that Obama instigated.
When a question from the audience asked what were the candidates' "vision" for the future of the Party Paul understandably declined to answer for Dwight. So we don't really know what the current Chair sees in the future for maintaining the "Campaign for Change" legacy that Obama has bestowed on us. It was disappointing that so many Thurston County Dems, Mark Hintz and Paul Barendt weren't able to have a dialogue with Chairman Pelz as he is seeking to lead the Party again. As an Officer of the Party myself, I'm looking for dedicated leadership that will inspire us to move forward together. We must insist upon the need for more open communication between grass/netroots, Party activists and, of course, Party officials. It is the only way we're going to "democratically" agree on policies and operational procedures to meet the serious economic challenges we face in WA today. When Democrats come together for discussion, our leaders must be there to listen and then lead.
Luis Moscoso
The debate that never was!?! | 25 comments (25 topical)
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