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Dan Parker To Remain State Democratic Chairman

Although he announced last week that he was stepping down as Chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party it looks like Dan Parker is  sticking around for a while.

Parker withdrew his resignation today at a downtown meeting of the State Central Committee where his successor was supposed to be picked.  The early from runner was Tim Jeffers, however Democrats wanted to make a clean break from the Evan Bayh days and so Jeffers withdrew.  The race came down to party activists Joel Miller, who was backed by Ed Treacy and the Marion and Lake County factions of the party and Sarah Riordan who had the support of gubernatorial candidate John Gregg, U.S. Senate candidate Joe Donnelly and the much of the rest of the state. Howey Politics is reporting that Miller had the votes to win over Riordan.

Parker reportedly used parliamentary procedure to withdraw his resignation and then allowed appointed members of the Central Committee to vote.  No word yet on the vote total, but I am told it was very slim.

All inside baseball aside, this can’t be good news for Indiana Democrats.  This kind of political dysfunction can’t be good with 2012 elections right around corner.  In addition, this has also got to be major defeat for Marion County Democratic Chairman Ed Treacy.  He has hated Parker for years and was behind Joel Miller’s run.

Ah politics.  Enjoy the rest of your Saturday.

Posted: 12|17|11 at 3:03 pm by Abdul Hakim-Shabazz
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  • Parker and Wagner are Horrible

    Nice spin. Actually it was a big victory for MCDP. Parker has to stick around in a job he doesn’t want. He will continue to be exposed for the d-bag that he is. Parker wanted to ride off in the sunset and make money…now he is stuck “running” a dysfunctional state party that is going to get demolished next cycle under his “leadership”. Sorry Dan. Sucks to be you!

  • PARRRRKKKEEEERRR

    I think MCDP comes out fine in this.  The real loser, without a doubt, is John Gregg.  They forced the resignation, didn’t have the political strength to get anyone through.  Got caught pretty blatantly working both sides and lying.  Now they are stuck with Dan Parker, who just called their bluff, and beat three candidates back.  Could someone tell me what happened to that campaign?

  • Noname

    MCDP exposed already in nov…in D 10+ county.

  • Parker and Wagner are Horrible

    I agree. At the end of the day, John Gregg will just be the guy that ran for Governor. The party will not be rebuilt until Parker leaves…that can’t come soon enough. Once he is gone, Wagner will be gone too. Then we can get back to winning elections. Sorry Dan. You have to stay a little longer…unbelievable you couldn’t get your candidate through. Riordan? Seriously? She has no politcal sense….parker and wagner know that she would cover both their asses.

  • Ramon

    It  looks like we Democrats are stuck with Parker and the Evan Bayh losing hanger ons for a while.  We have just conceded 2012 to the GOP.  Democratts will not win until the party is purged of the phony Bayh Democrats.

  • Noname

    Cover asses? From what? Don’t b bitter. Mcdp just got shown for their great political skills. What elections ru talking bat btw? Melina? Kernan? Pence? The brain trust at mcdp has such a track record, shd never lose in a dem county. Gets a little harder when u add the other 91 counties!

  • Abdul

    Having a rough day?

  • Noname

    Yeah. You hate the only proven winner in ind dem politics. Funny! Meanwhile the “winners” in lake and marion are the roosters taking credit for the sunrise anytime they win! Tough to lose in a +10 D county but Ed treacey sure figured it out. Who can he blame for that?

  • Parker and Wagner Smell

    How about the candidate that lost, Melina Kennedy. Treacy regained control of council. As chairman, that was his job. Melina sank her own ship. Nice try.

  • Noname

    Take credit for wins and trash the losers. That’s ed’s MO. Without slating fees he couldn’t keep the lights on. Great fundraiser he is. You shoot for the king you better kill him.

  • Noname is Jennifer Wagner

    his is dead. he had to rescind his resignation because he could not get the votes from his own central committee to back his candidate. he is done. Ed is a great fundraiser…look at their campaign finance reports and compare them to the MCRP. Do your research.

  • Noname

    Nice try. Are you on ed’s payroll or do you just carry his purse?

  • Anonymous

    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha…..deep breath..hahahahahahahahahahahaha.

  • Retarded Dolphin

    I wonder if Gordon Henry knows the real reason why Wagner was fired from Channel 6 and had to take a back seat job at Nuclear?

  • Hi jennifer

    noname – you are a pussy.

  • Rico

    If Bayh was the Democrat you wished him to be, he would have never been elected in Indiana. The leftist shit you crave doesn’t work too well here. Please feel free to move.

  • Rico

    They say you are what you eat……

  • Ramon

    Winners don’t quit at the last minute.  Bayh said he was tired of the DC toxic culture but now has signed several million dollars contracts for legal services and advice in DC.     WTF?

  • pascal

    Sure are a lot of new names here and (shudder) I’m looking for TA’s institutional memory to make some sense of it.  While I am a life long Democrat and not likely to ever change it has been a long time since I have had much comfort from the D party.

  • pascal

    The RTW issue will scuttle the union domination of the Democrat Party and submerge their role to being just an influence rather than a dominator and a self interested one at that.  Result?  The Republicans will face more formidable Democrats shortly.  Those elements that the Democrats excreted will return to influence-not this election but soon.

  • Think Again

    That was the candidate.  Not the party.  Pay attention.

  • Think Again

    Uh…he didn’t have a candidate in the race.

    These posts are hilarious.  Well, some of them anywy.

  • Think Again

    I wonder what that makes you.  LOL

  • Think Again

    And he gave heavy six figures to the state party.  Or did you forget that fact?

  • Think Again

    Thanks for the intro, Pascal.  To anwer your question:

    Joel Miller: protege of Rep. Bauer.  Who is not well-liked.  Riordan: smart, capable, friendly.  Not particularly well-liked by Mr. Treacy, the way I hear it told.  Jeffers: big question mark.  Nobody can figure out his talent.In this case, Mr. Parker held on by a 1.5 vote margin, largely due to party rules. There are folks who think Parker is worse than the devil.  Ditto with Mr. Treacy. Being a large-county or state party chair is a thankless job.  Even when you win. But none of this affects the GOTV efforts next fall.  Which will be heavy, especially if the Repubs follow-through as projected with RTW.There’s a new mayor in South Bend, who’s trying to flex his muscle, which is substantial.  There is the usual internal nonsense in Lake.  The party is in shambles in Evansville. That all contributes to Parker remaining for continunity.  Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.A weak long-tenured state chairman is better than some of the Saturday alternatives.  And for all you Bayh haters, remember: he gave heavy money to the state party last year.  And he was in town Fri., trying to help broker an exit for Parker.  When that was impossible, by a small margin, the parliamentary maneuver was used.John Gregg had a favorite, but he was only involved on the edges.  He’ll be a strong candidate next fall.  This is just the prelims. Everyone  knows what the big prize is.I was too busy Sat paying attention to the IBJ article, regarding state Republilc bigwigs and this Bales real estate broker fellow.  My my my.  Whorish behavior abounds.  Complete with federal indictments. And more heads to roll.  Whatsay you to that, Abdul?  This makes the Mitch Roob inside fiasco look like tiddlywinks.Thank God for the IBJ and real journalism. 

  • Think Again is Dumb

    Evan Bayh hasn’t done anything for the Democratic party in Indiana for a decade. He quit the Senate because campaigning is hard. He gave a million to state party – not Ellsworth – most of that went to overhead and Dan Parker’s paycheck. Bayh has not contributed to a single democratic candidate in the state since he left…not Curry, not Melina, no one. Joel Miller will be the next Chair when Parker leaves. It’s just a matter of time. And if you think Buttigieg has muscle…you don’t know what muscle is.

  • oboy

    I could go on for a long time about Think Again’s post, but I don’t want to.  Other than to say this: you don’t know what you are talking about if you think John Gregg was “only involved on the edges”.  Ask around, you’ll figure it out.  

  • Ramon

    Evan Bayh is one of the reasons that the Indiana Democratic Party is in the sad state it is today.  Bayh deserted the party and didn’t have the courtesy to do it in a timely manner.  As a result, we lost a senate seat.  Where was Bayh during the mayors’ races around the state?  Although I understand that many did not want his involvement as he has alienated a substantial portion of party workers around the state.  The bottom line is that Evan Bayh is out for Evan Bayh and to hell with the Democratic party.

  • Ramon

    Treacy’s job was to get the at large candidates elected,  obtain majority control of the council, and elect mayors of Lawrence and Beech Grove.  All of which he did.  Melina let it be known early on that she wanted to run her own campaign and she did.

  • Rico

    It’s the DemoCRAT Party.  They’re anything but democratic.  But I agree. To hell with them.

  • Scooter

    Here’s the end result;

    Hello Gov. Pence.

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