DLC Taps Harold Ford as Next Chair

Young, black, and good-looking, Harold Ford is the kind of comer that the Democratic Party latches onto. But last November, after losing the closest Senate race in Tennessee history to Republican Bob Corker, the 10-year congressman suddenly found himself out of a job. So, many wondered, where would he end up?

Radar has learned that Ford has been offered the chairmanship of the Democratic Leadership Council, the centrist think tank founded in the ... Full Story »

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Bonnie Britt
1.7
by Bonnie Britt - Oct. 1, 2008

This is mildly interesting if unbalanced. Is becoming the face of the DLC the reward for losing an election? Ford maybe popular among DLC hawks who need "black face" to prop up their failing popularity, he received the lowest ratings from CBC Monitor, which closely follows black politicians in federal service. http://cbcmonitor.voxunion.com/ Radar magazine could have broadened its "scoop" by reflecting critical comments along with adoration of the subject. Judge Ford and all politicians by the content of their character and not by skin color. More is needed than "Young, black, and good-looking." I gave this publication a low rating for trust because I have not seen it before, and am reviewing it solely on the basis of this story.

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