Below is an excerpt from an ABC online article that just came out.
OK, does anyone really believe candidates would decide not to run for office because Dean was DNC chair? And why this continuing myth that Dean is "too liberal" for the red states? The man was governor of a red state when he came to office, and it turned blue during his tenure.
If we ourselves buy into the "too liberal" farce within our own party, particularly about a candidate whose record is anything but, we'll have no hope of convincing the rest of the world. Can no one see this?
From The Note:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=156238
The "inside scoop"
"DNC chair's race:
With the Democratic party chair's election less than three weeks away, former Texas Rep. Martin Frost has begun to forthrightly challenge his biggest rival, Howard Dean, in private conversations with DNC members.
According to several people who have participated in the discussions, Frost argues that Dean would be a poor choice because he could hurt Democratic efforts to compete in less liberal areas of the country. And Frost asks those he is courting to join him now because he fears Dean will soon acquire enough momentum to be virtually unstoppable.
And several Democrats and labor officials say Frost told them that electing Dean party chair would discourage Democrats who don't like Dean from running for office.
That request, coming from a dedicated booster of the labor movement, has several top labor officials considering a Frost endorsement as early as next Tuesday, when a key group of labor leaders next meet.
Labor leaders estimate that at least 150 members of the DNC are either members or close allies.
An endorsement is not assured, and there are many influential labor officials who support Dean and are lobbying on his behalf.
Frost has not made the same arguments publicly, and few of Dean's direct rivals have said in open forums why they think Dean would be bad for the party."