John Daniello’s bulk mail form letter was the kind of move one would expect an 84 year old man to make. He may have been the winningest, most effective, most Republican-hating Chair in the world, but it is time to move on.
According to Mike Matthews (via FB) it has been time for him to move on for a long time:
Nearly ten years ago, my friend Dana Garrett and I were trolling Legislative Hall on the final night of the session. Both he and I were avid bloggers within the burgeoning Delaware political blogosphere. I had my digital camera in hand and we both approached Democratic Party Chair John Daniello to ask his thoughts on some piece of legislation. The camera was in my hand down by my side. I was not recording. Mr. Daniello was agitated to see both of us and immediately threatened to shove the camera down our throats if we didn’t get away from him.
This was John Daniello ten years ago. I wanted him to resign then. I have reread the letter Sen. Bryan Townsend posted at least 10 times. This is a shocking and disturbing and decidedly undemocratic letter coming from the chairman of the Democratic Party. The Party must take immediate action and both censure Mr. Daniello and remove him from his position of leadership.
This is not the party I support. The party that is trying to widen its tent from the appearance of dirty politics so they can include the thousands of Delawareans who voted for Bernie Sanders. Mr. Daniello’s letter is absolutely not inclusive and is a threat to much needed inter-party dissent and debate.
He must immediately resign or be removed from his position.
I’m not as outraged as Mike, but I am much more aware of our need for a change than I was yesterday.
Therefor, I propose, in his place, Karen Peterson or Claire Snyder-Hall. Both know how to knock down the GOP’s bullshit. I’ll also throw Mitch Crane’s name in the mix. Nobody works harder at trying to get Democrats elected than Mitch.
