Inside Hillary Clinton’s secret takeover of the DNC

[PhDeac]

Not much. Very much a "let's not dwell on the past, let's move forward, hey we've got elections in VA and NJ" interview.

 

[DeaconSig]

Anybody remember the last time Brad had a substantive post?

Me neither.

 

[PhDeac]

I get a good laugh out of him trying to crack jokes on NPR and the Atlantic while he's editing Conservapedia entries.

 

[06deacon]

Careful guys, or Creamy and catamount will whine about right leaning posts getting crapped on.

 

[myDeaconmyhand]

Seems like she's talking specifically about vote rigging not the assorted shenanigans that excerpts from her book.

Tom Perez is on On Point right now.

This. Dem establishment hillshills are super desperate to make this story go away. I don't know why. Hillary is gone, what's the point in defending her campaign? Is defending Robby Mooks and DWS honor really that important to the party going forward? We'll never "move forward" until these Clinton-era failsons release their death grip on the party.

 

[PhDeac]

Brazile is airing dirty laundry because she wants to be on the right side of history. She's a political opportunist, but at least she realizes that the DNC is in trouble and she's bailing.

Reading stuff today left me thinking Democrats would be better off just scrapping the DNC for calendar year 2018 with a plan to rebuild after the midterms. There's no evidence they're helping. Shift power and fundraising responsibilities to state and local committees. The focus shouldn't be national anyway. The story Perez and company need to tell is "We messed up. We accept responsibility. We will get out of the way so state and local Democrats can focus on addressing the needs of the American people from the ground up."

 

[MHBDemon]

This. Dem establishment hillshills are super desperate to make this story go away. I don't know why. Hillary is gone, what's the point in defending her campaign? Is defending Robby Mooks and DWS honor really that important to the party going forward? We'll never "move forward" until these Clinton-era failsons release their death grip on the party.

meanwhile...

https://theintercept.com/2017/10/20/democratic-party-drama-puts-deputy-chair-keith-ellison-in-a-tough-spot/

The at-large members chosen by Perez include Harold Ickes, a lobbyist for a nuclear energy company; Manny Ortiz, a lobbyist for Citigroup; Joanne Dowdell, a lobbyist for News Corporation, the parent company of Fox News; and Jaime Harrison, a former lobbyist for coal companies, big banks, and tobacco companies.

Other Democratic influence peddlers chosen by Perez as at-large members are not registered lobbyists, but work at well-known corporate lobbying firms. Maria Cardona and Minyon Moore, two prominent supports of the Clinton campaign, both work at Dewey Square Group. The Dewey Square Group has long served to advise special interests on influencing the policy debate. The company was previously hired by health insurers to fight aspects of the Affordable Care Act, and before that, worked for the subprime mortgage company Countrywide to build support for the company on Capitol Hill. Dewey Square’s currently counts major firms such as Walgreens, Tenet Health, Spectra Energy, Capital One, and Apple as clients. (Moore is one of the women mentioned as under attack in the BuzzFeed story.)