WDEL: Coons To Take Leadership Role Of ‘Progressive’ Organization From Jack Markell

I can’t make this up.  Who is this Sean Greene who wrote this joke of a story?:

Delaware Senator Chris Coons will step into a role held by former Governor Jack Markell leading a national progressive organization.

Coons has been promoted from Honorary Regional Chair to Honorary Chair of NewDEAL, which its website describes as “a national network of rising state and local elected leaders who are pro-growth progressives.”

NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan told WDEL that Coons brings a lot of useful traits to the organization, that looks to connect politicians to policy and private sector leaders.

“He’s such a leader on so many issues from service to workforce development to many more. We’re really looking forward to having his partnership and his mentorship for these state and local leaders throughout the country.”

Coons will take lead, along with Washington Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland and Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin, of the May 26 Ideas Summit, where Bultan said they hope to share what is working well in various areas of the country and government.

“Help the leaders around the country talk to each other, share with each other best practices, a lot of leaders are looking at broadband, child care, and housing as places were some of that investment needs to be made to make transformational change going forward.”

Well, actually, he is to become the ‘honorary’ chair, which is different from leading this organization.  Former Markell flak Jonathon Dworkin is part of the leadership team, and wrote the press release that Green quoted.

By definition, Markell and Coons are not progressives.  The NewDEAL team reads like a bunch of Washington insiders.

Sean? Don’t put ‘progressive’ in the headline just b/c a press release says so. That’s ‘typewriting’, not reporting.