Obama Moves DNC Operations To Chicago

Politico:

In a major shakeup at the Democratic National Committee -- and a departure from tradition -- large parts of the committee's operations are relocating to Chicago to be fully integrated with the Obama campaign.

The DNC's political department, housed in Washington, D.C., will be dramatically rebuilt, with staffers offered a choice of moving to Chicago, joining state operations, or staying in Washington, DNC spokeswoman Karen Finney said.

Read the whole story: Politico

Comments

[riverhouse]

01:14 PM on 06/15/2008

He's the boss. He runs the Democratic Party now. He can do what he thinks best.

[ebanks84]

12:15 PM on 06/14/2008

Huffington, I made a post some time ago and there are only 2 posts not submitted. Was there something wrong with my post or what?

[JCTaylor]

03:42 PM on 06/13/2008

If he comes on stage at the convetion, and he is not dripping with flop sweat, and he does not portray himself as Rambo incarnate, he will not suffer Kerry's fate.

[StephenDedalus82]

11:01 AM on 06/13/2008

I'm getting really tired of the liberals on this site parroting Ronald Reagan with their anti-Washington nonsense. There's nothing wrong with the city of Washington. It's a marvelous beacon of modern democracy. It's the people's city. The buildings and streets aren't corrupt--the politicians are (some of them--mostly Republicans). It's our government, it's not Barack Obama's. Continuing the rhetoric that causes people to lose pride in the government handed down by the framers just breeds more cynicism. We should be talking about fixing the government--our government--using our allies within it. It's not all corrupt, it's mostly the vestiges of the Gingrich revolution which enabled the reemergence of the sociopathic Nixon entourage that made it corrupt and useless. Democrats should be elevating and educating, not stealing Republican rhetoric for the sake of the personal ambition of one man.

[ebanks84]

11:48 AM on 06/14/2008

I'm getting tired of people who like to blame everything on LIBERALS because they need to dump their anger somewhere. Obama is a man of STRUCTURE and it was his structure that won him the nomination in the first place. In order for him to keep on the same road, he will need to structure the DNC accordingly. That seems to be the right thing to do. And I would think that Washington WOULD NOT be the perfect place for that since the present government is still in office and still have their constituents nosing their way into Obama's business. He is a smart man and knows how to do his business on HIS terms and not "old school" Washington terms.

[StephenDedalus82]

04:56 PM on 06/14/2008

Unfortunately his terms are "new school Chicago," which is no less deceitful and corrupt, but it might actually give Dems a chance this year.

[Marlyn]

11:51 AM on 06/14/2008

"stealing Republican rhetoric" ???

Huh?

[JJeff88]

10:01 AM on 06/13/2008

The importance of this move is more symbolic than substantive - i.e. Sen.Obama is moving his operation far away from the Washington DC Beltway, into the American heartland & closer to the domestic action.

In reality, however, Command Central will no doubt be aboard the Obama campaign jetliner which will be in constant action 24/7 as it crisscrosses the country to enable Sen. Obama to visit as many important places as possible as needed.

[naschkatze]

08:47 AM on 06/13/2008

I side with Kerry over McAuliffe. It is obvious now from McAuliffe's role in the Clinton campaign that he was a part of the so-called 20 Year Plan the Clintons had to get her into the White House. McAuliffe was not going to do anything that might get John Kerry elected in 2004 and then possibly in 2008 when Mrs. Clinton was preparing to run in 2008. I would guess McAuliffe did all he could to sabotage Kerry's chances. Ditto for Carville and Begala who came on to "help" Kerry late in the game. It's all come out in the wash this primary season.

[gn482]

10:02 AM on 06/13/2008

And come to think of it, did anyone notice that Kerry did everything to sabotage Kerry's chances? Could anyone have saved Kerry?

What about the Republicans. Do we think they might have sabotaged Kerry's chances?

[naschkatze]

12:56 PM on 06/13/2008

Yes, I do, and I'm not referring just to the swift-boating. I think the state of Ohio was stolen from Kerry, and that's just not me speaking from my tinfoil hat. Robert Kennedy Jr., who as you know was a Hillary Clinton supporter to the end, wrote an excellent expose of the stolen election in RollingStone, and Barbara Boxer was the only senator to protest it in the ratification of the electoral vote. Let's give Senator Kerry some credit for putting all that behind him and for advising Senator Obama how to avoid the same thing happening to him.

[EinChicago]

11:28 AM on 06/13/2008

The biggest thing done to sabotage kerry in 2004 was letting him win teh primaries. Th eguy could have handed out thousand dollar bills to evry voter personally and still lost; he was just a terrible candidate.

[NeoStar9]

08:41 AM on 06/13/2008

I don't recall any of the MSM covering this. Did anyone else?

[pupbayer]

09:54 AM on 06/13/2008

I read something on CNN but it made it sound like it was just a small part of the DNC. So, who knows. There's nowhere to get accurate, unbiased news anymore.

[SonofLiberty1]

01:01 AM on 06/13/2008

Just another "idiot" diversion from ....

Doing something about the GAS PRICES!

Sheesh, are you young folks that dum?

I guess so...

More "Blue smoke and mirrors":(

[ghop]

02:18 AM on 06/13/2008

Dum? Don't you mean "dumb"?
Appearing illiterate when criticizing other people's intelligence undermines your argument.

If you want to see what the candidate's plan for reducing gas prices is, I would suggest reading an article on that topic or looking at his website. I doubt an article about moving the DNC to Illinois is going to address that issue.

Or perhaps you are being deliberately stupid? So hard to tell.

[ThePhilosopher]

03:04 AM on 06/13/2008

Reporting the news is not a zero-sum game; it is possible to report on structural changes within the DNC and Obama campaign without reducing the possibility of ALSO reporting on the price of gas. Indeed, if you do a quick examination of any major media outlet I'm sure you'll find articles about both. And you should; they are both important issues. It is the media's job to report about changes in the campaign, it's something an informed public needs to know about and, as such, isn't 'smoke and mirrors.' I also highly, highly doubt (and, in fact, not only doubt but am sure of the fact) that Obama is moving the DNC to Chicago simply as a means of distracting us from other issues! He's doing it as a means of consolidating his control over the party to avoid problems that have plagued past nominees. Those of us who are deeply interested in politics find this sort of thing fascinating and academically important.

[memphispaul]

12:14 AM on 06/13/2008

Barack Obama is now in charge.

[Lion24]

02:56 AM on 06/13/2008

I'm an Obama supporter, but not on this deal. He "borrows" Howard Dean's 50-state strategic plan, puts Dean out to pasture, and moves the DNC to Chicago? Why not just move the DNC to Sheridan, Wyoming? Or maybe Rapid City, SD?

Obama has no authority or right to move the DNC anywhere. The DNC should be in Washington, our nation's capital. Period.

[JoyceBains]

05:07 AM on 06/13/2008

Apparently he does, because they're sho' nuff moved.

[lizr]

05:32 AM on 06/13/2008

as tired as everyone in this country pretty much is of DC, I think it's a great move.

Maybe next time around move it to California!

[heal57]

11:39 PM on 06/12/2008

Barack Obama is here and in charge. We like it! Go, Senator Obama. We're with you all the way to Chicago and everywhere else!


Independent for Obama '08

[SgtLucifer]

11:13 PM on 06/12/2008

Great move Barry. The DNC could use some old style ChiTown graft & corruption. Bolt everything down, the Chicago boys are running the show.

[thecanadian]

11:28 PM on 06/12/2008

Fantastic move - make sure you are watching your back - from both Campaigns

[abakwaman]

10:45 PM on 06/12/2008

Great move and great way to spend my money. This is the kind of simple, common-sense move I expect from my president.

Go Obama!

[ObserverinVancouver]

10:22 PM on 06/12/2008

Sen. Obama knows how to take charge. Discourages donations to 527s, stops the DNC from accepting money from PACs and lobbyists, and now this.

And in the meantime, John McCain is taking charge of the Republican party by ..., by .... Just give me a day or two and I'll get back to you.

[ChicagoBlackRainbowWomen]

10:18 PM on 06/12/2008

My kinda town, Chicago is My kinda town...

[lizr]

05:40 AM on 06/13/2008

I lived in LA, that was corrupt, Baltimore, plenty corrupt, Boston, also corrupt...
Now I live in Hawaii and that state's politicians are just TERRIBLE!
Nepotism rules and the unions control everything, small business can hardly survive because they dont have enough $$ to pay off the pols.. and they are selling the place to the military.

Chicago really worse then all of them?

Seriously?

[genia]

10:08 PM on 06/12/2008

Don't you just love a leader with a brain? Everything seems to get done so quick, smooth, efficiently...
So damn impressive.
Fired up..........................ready to go

[Marlyn]

11:59 AM on 06/14/2008

"Don't you just love a leader with a brain?"

Yeah ... so sweet.