Chairs/Vice Chairs reject Fowler recommendation. Dean wins first vote

[Rose Siding]

Update: The Chairs and Vice Chairs rejected the recommendation of the Executive Committee to back Fowler. They then did a roll-call vote, which Dean won:

The ASDC ballot (state chairs and vice chairs)

Dean 56
Fowler 21
Frost 5
Roemer 3
Rosenberg 3
Webb 3
Leyland 0
Abstain 5
That's 56% for Dean on the first ballot among the ASDC; alongside Dean's continued backing within the DNC At-Large Members (and Labor is rumored to be next on board), Dean's in the homestrech and leading all alone.

http://www.mydd.com/

[ShaneGR]

1. I'm backing Fowler

We need a fresh new face and Fowler has been a dynamic success wherever he's worked. Everybody raves about the guy.

[GR]

13. He Has A Speech Impediment And Didn't Make A Good Speech...

I don't think he'd be any good and he's from one of the most conservative states in the union, South Carolina and wouldn't be anywhere without the old family name, a al George W....

[CWebster]

17. Didn't notice an impediment

You mean his accent?

Young upstarts from the South is a good thing these days.

[Obviousman]

2. Whew

I was scared for a while that we would see a repeat of his presidential bid with the news from earlier this morning. Finally, something to be happy about with the Dem Party

[LizW]

3. Thanks for the news, Rose

You've been all over this today. I appreciate you keeping us up on developments. :hi:

[On the Road]

4. I Don't Understand the Voting

If Dean had 56% on the first ballot, doesn't he win? Is there a supermajority requirement or is this not the official body that votes?

[SCDem]

6. This isn't the whole body

These are just the state dem chairs and the vice chairs

[Rose Siding]

10. I don't know how many are in the ASDC itself

Less than 100 voted here and are said to be state chairs and vice chairs. I should change the subject line- it's a plurality of those voting here, but I don't know how to account for their number.

[goodhue]

12. 2 from each state I believe.

[GR]

14. 440 Total....

106 in this state chair group...

[goodhue]

8. This is not the DNC voting.

It is the ASDC, all of whom happen to be DNC members, so its a very good leading indicator for Dean.

[SCDem]

11. Yeah

that is what I was trying to say :)

[SCDem]

5. Yay!!!!

I'm so happy about this.... I don't know if this means just more disappointment down the road as it seems everyone is anti-Dean in one form or the other but I am excited to hear this!

[Emboldened Chimp]

7. Anybody with single digit results should drop out of the running...

[KittyWampus]

15. Why? This Is One Subset Of The Whole DNC?

[Larkspur]

9. The battle for the soul of the Dem Party sure is interesting, ...

even if all we're catching is rumors an occaisonaly leaks from inside-the-Party manueverings. Seems we Deanocrats on the outside do have lots of friends on the inside.

[BlueInRed]

16. cool! n/t

[Tinoire]

18. Excellent news!

I won't have anything to do with the DNC if they impose Fowler on us. Not one damn dime to them because they'll have proven that they couldn't care less what the people think.

[janx]

22. !

[goodhue]

19. Webb has since dropped out & endorsed Dean

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33997~2684232,00.html#

[shance]

20. Finally, the right guy is being shown the appreciation he deserves!

**********You make us proud state Dems*********

Keep the momentum going and growing.

[Guaranteed]

21. Kick nt