Dems to David Brock: Stop Helping, You Are Killing Us

[DonViejo]

Democrats know they need someone to lead them out of the wilderness. But, they say, that someone is not David Brock.

ASAWIN SUEBSAENG

01.26.17 1:05 AM ET

As David Brock attempts to position himself as a leader in rebuilding a demoralized Democratic Party in the age of Trump, many leading Democratic organizers and operatives are wishing the man would simply disappear.

Many in the party—Clinton loyalists, Obama veterans, and Bernie supporters alike—talk about the man not as a sought-after ally in the fight against Trumpism, but as a nuisance and a hanger-on, overseeing a colossal waste of cash. And former employees say that he has hurt the cause.

In the weeks since Donald Trump pulled off a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton, party stalwarts have scrambled to identify key figures for a robust revitalization in a post-Obama era.

Brock, founder of the media watchdog Media Matters for America and liberal super PACs American Bridge and Correct the Record, has volunteered himself to lead the reconstruction, vowing to “kick Donald Trump’s ass.”

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[Renew Deal]

1. Brock is a hit man

I'm sure they can find a role for him

[GeorgeGist]

2. Meh. Weak. Sauce.

[LonePirate]

3. It's a lot to ask of him but Obama is the best person to lead us from the wilderness.

He is the one person in which 90%+ of Dems and others on the left will follow with no hesitations.

[Demsrule86]

4. LET THE PRIMARY AND ELECTION GO PLEASE!

Stop posting such divisive stuff...it is foolish...Brock is fighting Trump...and that is a good thing...the Democratic Party is a big tent and people have all sorts of views and had the right to support any candidate they chose to. Hats off to Brock for fighting the orange menace.

[SecularMotion]

5. This article is "some people say" Fox News style journalism.

“There an old culture around the Democratic Party where you stick your head out and lead, and people try to cut it off,” Brock said. “I came into organizing in progressive politics 14 years ago with a lot of baggage from the right wing and, understandably, there was skepticism. I overcame that over time with hard work and performing well, and earning people’s trust. There’s no other way to do it…I’m going to continue earning the trust as I go.”

[eniwetok]

6. the insanity of a circular firing squad...

From the article: "Brock bragged early last year that his team had assembled a mountain of damning oppo that could “knock Trump Tower down to the sub-basement.” But Trump Tower still stands, and Brock’s groups failed to help Clinton to victory."

Unless Brock was involved in how resources were spent in those three states that went for Trump... I fail to see how he's responsible for Clinton losing the election when she WON it by 2.9 million votes.

The REAL enemy isn't just the GOP and its voter suppression... but our mindless, antidemocratic, vote rigging EC that makes a mockery of the very concept of self-government.