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Writer Gene Messick puts on quite a rant here. His basic premise is that Jerry Meek, former head of the N.C. Democratic Party, and “progressive” Democrats have “infested” the party and have driven more moderate Dems into Republican arms.
Here’s Messick, aiming directly at former David Young, the former Buncombe County commissioner who was recently elected chairman of the state Democratic Party:
Well, there you have it, David Young. You are 89 days into your job as Chair of the NC Democratic Party, and you have done NOTHING to avert this Train Wreck which you have been clearly warned was coming. By doing nothing, you have guaranteed that it’s on a collision course, a wreckage destined to become your primary legacy to the Party.
I’ve been cautioning good Democrats across NC, including you, for 3 years that this was coming. A Rift. A Split. A true waste of Democratic Energy: Dems vs. Dems. Ever since self-serving Progressives put Jerry Meek in as NCDP Chair, this Train Wreck was set to happen. And what comes of this? Republicans walk off with easy victories in Election 2010, and NC becomes solid RED again in Election 2012.
Your predecessor was a Political Moron. He spent his time as Chair [and an awful lot of the Party’s money] prancing across NC trying to sire Progressive Chapters in as many County Parties as he could. Jerry’s illegitimate Progressive Groups grew stronger at this year’s Precinct Meetings, and stronger still at recent County Conventions. Jerry’s Bas-tard Progressive Groups are on the move.
Nothing but disaster for the Party could come from what Jerry did. It’s on it’s way.
If you do nothing by your 100th Day, you might as well pack your bags and head back to Asheville. You have hired no one as Executive Director for the Party, and the current HQ Staff is made up of a few left-over Jerry Meek clones.
The Party is broke. Reservations for the Jefferson-Jackson Fundraiser Dinner are way down from last year. No qualified professional would take a career hit by becoming Executive Director of an impending Train Wreck.
Is there ANY way to avoid this Train Wreck, Mr Chairman of the NC Democratic Party?
