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Democratic National Committee Worked To Defeat Nagin |
2006-05-21 |
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE WORKED TO DEFEAT NAGIN **Exclusive** The Democratic National Committee (DNC) secretly placed political operatives in the city of New Orleans to work against the reelection efforts of incumbent Democrat Mayor Ray Nagin, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. DNC Chairman Howard Dean made the decision himself to back mayoral candidate and sitting Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu (D-LA), sources reveal. Dean came to the decision to back the white challenger, over the African-American incumbent Nagin, despite concerns amongst senior black officials in the Party that the DNC should stay neutral. The DNC teams actively worked to defeat Nagin under the auspice of the committee's voting rights program. The party's field efforts also coincided with a national effort by Democrat contributors to support Landrieu. Landrieu had outraised Nagin by a wide margin - $3.3 million to $541,980. Preliminary campaign finance reports indicate many of LandrieuÂ’s contributions came from out of state white Democrat leaders and financiers, including a $1,000 contribution from Sen. Ben Nelson's (D-NE) PAC. The defeat of Mitch Landrieu is the latest setback for Dean's often criticized field operation. In his victory speech late Saturday night, Nagin praised President Bush. "You and I have probably been the most vilified politicians in the country. But I want to thank you for moving that promise that you made in Jackson Square forward," Nagin said. Developing... |
Posted by:Frank G |
#6 I guess this means that Mr. Nagin is not of the body. |
Posted by: Landrieu 2006-05-21 23:13 |
#5 PIMF. I meant Landrieu, of course. |
Posted by: Seafarious 2006-05-21 23:00 |
#4 Did Kos raise any money for Nagin? Hee hee hee.... |
Posted by: Seafarious 2006-05-21 22:48 |
#3 Landrieus are all solid Democrats, lifelong machine cogs. Nagin was the interloper, even four years ago he ran against the machine. In the runoff he got the endorsement of the leading Republican who ran against him in the general election (Couhig). I would have been surprised had the DNC not moved the way they did. This was the least racial and most civil major election I have ever seen in New Orleans. It probably wouldn't be worth much, but I would like to see Nagin convene all his major opponents into a task force to work on a set of recovery and evacuation plans. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2006-05-21 22:12 |
#2 Well, da-yum! If Nagin's pissed off the DNC that much, maybe I'll reconsider some of what I've said about him. :-D Some. |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-05-21 21:59 |
#1 Iff this article is true, the Dems gave dug their grave for both 2006 and 2008. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-05-21 21:59 |