Examiner | The Democratic National Committee claims its "new leadership" had
nothing to do with the funding of the so-called "Trump dossier," after
it was reported Tuesday that the firm behind it was hired by DNC lawyer
Mark Elias and Hillary Clinton's campaign.
"Tom Perez and the new leadership of the DNC were not involved in the
decision-making regarding Fusion GPS, nor were they aware that Perkins
Coie was working with the organization," said DNC Communications
Director Xochitl Hinojosa in statement, referring to the DNC chairman.
The statement,
however, makes no mention of the DNC leadership during the 2016
campaign. The group had been led by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of
Florida up until July 2016 when she resigned after WikiLeaks published
leaked emails which showed she expressed bias in favor of Hillary
Clinton over Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont in the fight for the
Democratic nomination.
She was followed by Donna Brazile, who served as acting chair until
February up until Perez, former President Barack Obama's labor
secretary, was elected.
Observer | DNC Chair Tom Perez, who was elected without adequate political or fundraising experience, promised change, reform, and “to get things done” as leader of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Instead, he has driven the organization further into the ground.
During this tenure, Perez has managed to alienate wealthy donors, who
don’t trust that the party can recoup its drastic losses, and
progressive grassroots activists, who have been ostracized by party
leadership. The RNC has outpacedthe DNC in fundraising from both small and large donors, a harrowing sign that Democrats are in trouble for 2018. McClatchy DC reported
on October 18, “The Republican National Committee raised more than $100
million in the first nine months of 2017, marking the first time it has
raised that much, that fast, in a non-presidential election year.” The
DNC is likely panicking over the Republicans’ record breaking numbers.
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