Obama wants Wasserman Schultz to stay on at DNC

December 3, 2012 @ 1:58 pm


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Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama wants Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz to stay on as his party's chairwoman.

Wasserman Schultz has overseen the Democratic National Committee since early 2011. Party officials credit her in part with helping the president carry her home state of Florida, as well as leading the party to an expanded majority in the Senate and more seats in the House.

"I've asked Debbie Wasserman Schultz to continue her excellent work as chair of the DNC," Obama wrote on Twitter Monday. "Thanks for all you do, Debbie."

The tweet was signed "bo", which the White House says is a signal that the president wrote it personally.

Wasserman Schultz also took to Twitter to respond, writing, "Thank you, Mr. President. I am honored to serve."

Democratic officials said Obama asked DNC members to back Wasserman Schultz when they meet in January, just after the president's inauguration.

A mother of three and a breast cancer survivor, Wasserman Schultz, 46, has represented a reliably Democratic Fort Lauderdale-area district since 2005. Along the way she has earned a reputation as a workhorse and as an outspoken liberal happy to duke it out on television with her Republican counterparts.

Throughout the presidential election, Wasserman Shultz was a particularly prominent spokeswoman for Obama in Florida, the critical swing state where the president eked out a close win in the November election. As a Jew and a strong advocate for Israel, she also provided a bulwark for Obama against Republican efforts to paint him as anti-Israel.

Wasserman Schultz also buoyed her reputation as a fundraiser during the 2012 election cycle, with Democrats noting that she was particularly adept at bringing into the fold donors to Bill and Hillary Clinton who had been wary of supporting Obama. She supported Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary.


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  • Fuego wrote...
    Good news
    December 3, 2012 6:48 am
    I could use another 4 yrs of laughter coming out of her mouth.
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  • Hayduke wrote...
    Fuego, when you consider the fact that she helped the Dems pick up seats from the GOP in both the House and Senate, and against all odds,.....
    December 3, 2012 9:39 am
    I'd say it's Wasserman Schultz who's having the last laugh.

    But go ahead, laugh all you want. I guess you'll need something to get you through the next four years of living in the political wilderness.

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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    I don't want this regime to change a thing.
    December 3, 2012 1:38 pm
    Just go to show to the rest of the world and to us Americans just what a JOKE this regime and you Left wingers beloved Dear Leader is.

    As long as this incompetent Man child is in control of our nation, how many more Americans will die as a result of the regime blunders and the resulting lies?

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  • Hayduke wrote...
    It's me! Boo who!: "how many more Americans will die as a result of the regime blunders and the resulting lies?"
    December 3, 2012 2:49 pm
    I assume you're talking about Bengazi? Well, lets put it in contrast with YOUR president, the Shrub:

    3000+ killed on his watch with 9/11. 5000+ during his watch with illegitimate and unfunded wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    First of all
    December 3, 2012 3:16 pm
    Bush is no longer in office. Your Dear Leader is.

    illegitimate and unfunded wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    Wars that President Bush went to a Liberal controlled Congress and got permission and those very same Liberals approved of the funding of the Wars.

    Illegitimate and unfunded? Try again!

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  • Hayduke wrote...
    So they DID find the WMD? And Saddam and Iraq WERE working with Al Quada and were involved with 9/11?
    December 3, 2012 5:13 pm
    And the money from the wars WASN'T put on the country's credit card and borrowed from China? Really?

    Haha, I've never known you to let the facts get in the way of a good talking point.

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  • longwayhome wrote...
    Boo Hoo,
    December 3, 2012 6:34 pm
    Sorry loser, can't get over it. No facts to back up his stupidity, no friends to beg support from. Can't help those who refuse to open their eyes to the truth. The American people don't want any republicans in office any more. Need some therapy? Go to 1-800 YOU-LOST. Help is there 24 hours a day.
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  • wsualumn wrote...
    I Like It And It Fits
    December 3, 2012 9:33 pm
    "It's Me! Boo Hoo." I like that Hayduke. It makes sense.
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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    Again Comrade Obama, please keep her.
    December 4, 2012 6:02 am
    The bad side of this is that the whole world see's this freak circus side show that is this regime and you Parrots man child Dear Leader.

    I do hope and Pray that at midterms we Americans re energize what we started in 10 start to rescue our nation from this/these (Insert whatever thoughts you have here)and once again America is America and not the Confederate union of Obama lying freak show!

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  • wsualumn wrote...
    Mid Terms
    December 4, 2012 1:30 pm
    You'll get a few gains in the mid terms. Voter turnout is low and that is when The GOP does as good as it can. When the primaries come, The GOP will continue to get hammered. That can change when they decide to dump folk like Jim Demint, Grover Norquist, Mitch McConnell, and a few of the other RWNJ, things could change. Jon Huntsman is an honorable moderate, but he doesn't fit the bill for this brand of Republicans. Until then, it will be the Dems.
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  • longwayhome wrote...
    I think BooHoo
    December 4, 2012 8:28 am
    Is really mad! He is a hoot, however stupid his posts are.
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