Did We Mention The Fundraising?: Grasstops Endorse Chuck Bob For Chair

By Kleinheider Posted on December 22, 2008 at 7:02 am

Ken Whitehouse reports that Gov. Phil Bredesen, Congressmen John Tanner, Jim Cooper, Bart Gordon, Lincoln Davis, former Congressman Harold Ford Jr., and former Democratic party chairmen Randy Button, Dick Lodge, Houston Gordon, Doug Horne, Bob Thomas, and current chair Gray Sasser have all endorsed Charles Robert Bone over Chip Forrester for TNDP Chair in a missive to the state executive committee. From the missive:

It is essential for our next party chair to be a strong leader with a demonstrated record of success. We need someone with proven fundraising ability and a plan to re-take the legislature…

…Charles Robert has worked in political campaigns on the local, state and national levels. He has played an integral part in various campaigns throughout Tennessee, from Al Gore to Governor Phil Bredesen, and served as Harold Ford, Jr.’s Finance Chair in his 2006 U.S. Senate race - a campaign that raised an unprecedented amount of money. In addition, since March 2007, he has served on President-Elect Barack Obama’s National Finance Committee.

We have talked with Charles Robert and are excited about his plans for our party and its future. It is essential for the Tennessee Democratic Party to broaden our fundraising base and establish an organization to win back control of the legislature. This task will require a unified party and a strong leader. We strongly believe Charles Robert Bone is the right person for this job and ask you to support him for chairman.

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