Supervisors Run for DCCC; Progressive Slate Formed

by Paul Hogarth via Beyond Chron

Mon, Mar 10, 2008 7:50AM

Monday, March 10, 2008 : Heads are still buzzing as to why three San Francisco Supervisors, one School Board member and five November candidates for Supervisor all filed papers on Friday – to run for the Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC). Criticized by some as a heavy-handed tactic, Supervisors Chris Daly and Aaron Peskin said that it’s about raising the profile of an obscure political body – and making the Democratic Party more relevant, more vocal and more progressive.

For the first time in years, progressives will run a full slate in June for the body’s 24 elected seats – and while the focus is on the “big names” who are running, a good number of West Side activists were also recruited. On the East Side, Daly and Peskin’s presence on the ballot all but guarantees that some incumbents – perhaps a few progressives – will lose, but some DCCC members believe that it’s worth the risk.

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