Bell: Dem leaders surrendered
Democratic activist and blogger Jeff Bell wants to unseat his party's leaders at its June convention, saying the Democrats' on-going philosophy of trying to get along with the state's GOP overwhelming majority is defeatist:The constant call of “Democrats don’t win in Utah,” has been transformed from a GOP punch line into a Democratic Party mantra; it’s embarrassing and it needs to stop. The Democratic Party in Utah is hurting. We have consistently conceded the debate in the battle of ideas.
Chairman Wayne Holland says he isn't surprised that Bell, a former communications director for the Democrats, is coming after his job. But he describes the party's approach as patience, not defeatism. Then he immediately went ugly all over Bell in the Tribune:I expect Jeff to do bizarre things. I was warned about that. I didn't have a problem with him running. Him not being truthful, that's a whole other matter."
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I don't know anything about Bell or the internecine warfare that characterizes Utah Democrats--nor do I care that much--but I'll agree with Bell's charge of defeatism. It's exemplified in Utah's #1 Democrat, Jim Matheson (D-Go Along to Get Along). He rolled over for just about every abuse that Bush and his minions subjected us to, and only now has he started to come out from hiding and say "hey, look at me, I'm a Democrat too!" If he's the leader and exemplar of the Utah Democratic party then Bell is right.
Wow, I can't believe that Wayne Holland would start out with name calling. Sad. Even more reason for me to support Jeff Bell.
Pretty childish reaction from a sitting chairman to a challenger.
Bell has my vote as a delegate just for that quote from Holland alone.
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