Updated by Jason: For his part, Angelo believes the article misconstrues his comments where he spoke about concerns being raised in general attributing them to speaking about Adler. He said he would never ascribe that term to the Congressman.
Politico had a story about the DNC Winter meeting held in Washington last Friday and the concerns party leaders have about the climate they are facing. Some of those concerns came from New Jersey:
New Jersey Democratic State Committee Executive Director Rob Angelo lamented that some moderate Democratic elected officials in his state are "freaking out" about being pegged as overly liberal heading into November.
Angelo said after the meeting that he was referring to lawmakers like John Adler, the freshman Democrat from a suburban district in his state.
"Certainly, people are nervous," he said. "The momentum cycle shifts so quickly now."
Some of the concern voiced by party leaders focused on Democrats staying home because of their dissatisfaction. Maybe the Democrats chances would improve and their own people would be more motivated if they could get things done and delivered on some of the promises they have made.The Democrats are going to be left holding the bag because they're "freaking out" rather than governing as they were elected to do. They're reacting to the situation, not leading a path through the tough waters. And they're reacting very poorly at that.
