According to a
published report from NBC
News, “A shake-up is underway at the Democratic National Committee as
several key longtime officials have lost their posts, exposing a still-raw rift
in the party and igniting anger among those in its progressive wing who see
retaliation for their opposition to DNC Chairman Tom Perez.”
The report continues, “The
removal and demotion of a handful of veteran operatives stood out, as did what
critics charge is the over-representation of Clinton-backed members on the Rules
and Bylaws Committee, which helps set the terms for the party's presidential
primary, though other Sanders and Ellison backers remain represented.”
The ousters come ahead
of the DNC's first meeting in Las Vegas this week.
Complaints began
immediately after party officials saw a list of Perez's appointments to DNC
committees and his roster of 75 "at-large" members, who are chosen by
the chair.
Superdelegates not only
vote on who the presidential Democratic nominee will be, but also vote on party
rules. The party operatives that are planned to be named as superdelegates
include holdovers from Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. The group
also includes union leaders and, for good measure, an illegal alien.
Those who have been
pushed out include:
Ray Buckley, the New
Hampshire Democratic chairman and longtime DNC official who ran against Perez
for chair before backing Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. Buckley lost his spots on
the Executive Committee and DNC Rules Committee.
James Zogby, the
president of the Arab American Institute and prominent Sanders backer, is no
longer co-chair of the Resolutions Committee and is off the Executive
Committee, a spot he has held since 2001.
Alice Germond, who has
been on the DNC since the 1980s, was a vocal Ellison backer, was removed from
her at-large appointment to the DNC.
Barbra Casbar
Siperstein, the Party’s first transgender member supported Ellison and Buckley,
was tossed from the Executive Committee.
Two days ago, the RNC
sent out an email blast of a fake schedule for the DNC’s fall meeting mocking
the problems Dems are having refighting the 2016 presidential election.
The mock schedule
announced that to RSVP, one should email party chairman "Professor Tom
Perez" at Thomas.Perez@brown.edu, taking a swipe at Perez's
fellowship at the notoriously left-wing Brown University.
The first item on the
agenda are opening remarks from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), who is in fact scheduled
to speak at the "Women's Convention" later in the month. The
next day includes presentations entitled, "Where is Michigan?: A
geographical presentation of what exists between New York and Los
Angeles," "No Money, Mo Problems: Investments the DNC would like
to make─but can’t" and "The Menendez Mess: How to keep
a convicted felon in the United States Senate."
On Day
3, presentations include "Weinstein Shopping Spree: How to spend the
$300,000 in money we won’t return from Harvey Weinstein,"
"Litmus Tests Over Lunch: A guest lecture by Brown
University Professor Tom Perez on banishing pro-life Democrats and mandating
support for single-payer," "Moral Victories: Jon Ossoff (GA-06), Rob
Quist (MT-AL), Archie Parnell (SC-5), Jim Thompson (KS-4) discuss why
they actually won their special elections" and "Impeachment
or Else: Billionaire donor Tom Steyer lays out his requirement that
candidates back a baseless impeachment effort that alienates the vast majority
of voters."
