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Foes pile on Ellison in DNC chair fight
http://www.politico.com ^ | 11/20/2016 | Daniel Strauss

Posted on 11/20/2016 9:45:34 AM PST by heterosupremacist

Keith Ellison, an early favorite to become the next Democratic National Committee chairman, has hit his first roadblock. The Minnesota congressman and Bernie Sanders ally is facing growing resistance to the idea of electing another party chairman who is a sitting member of Congress.

On the heels of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s troubled tenure as DNC chief, the issue of whether Ellison will commit full-time to the job poses a threat to his candidacy — even as he enjoys significant support in his bid to become DNC chairman.

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. Wasserman Schultz drew criticism in party circles for how she handled the two demanding roles, and Democrats privately grumbled that she sought to leverage her position as party chairman to give her congressional donors plum spots at DNC fundraisers with President Barack Obama and solicited DNC donors for contributions to her campaign.

“I think we all watched at DNC meetings a chair trying to do both, and both is a matter of the amount of time being taken but also, if you are a sitting officeholder, there's potentially some separation between your interests and the interests of the national party," said Ohio Democratic Party chairman David Pepper.

Already, two of Ellison’s opponents for the top DNC job — former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and South Carolina Democratic Party chairman Jaime Harrison — have made the point that congressional responsibilities would dramatically undercut the ability of the next chairman to do the job effectively.

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To: Paine in the Neck

That’s true, and even worse, their racial politics have created an environment where two groups (legacy blacks and the numerically superior Hispanics) are demanding increasing shares of a very finite pie. After the 2000 census, I thought black votes would take a back seat to Hispanics, but Hispanics themselves are not so easily bought; they’ve shown consistently that they aren’t owned by either party (voting by class instead of race).


21 posted on 11/20/2016 10:18:02 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: heterosupremacist
two of Ellison’s opponents for the top DNC job — former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and South Carolina Democratic Party chairman Jaime Harrison

All three of these douchebags are NUTJOBS and incompetents and will do nothing to pick up seats for the democrat communist party of the USA.

TRUMP must INSIST on nuclear option in SENATE For LEGISLATION and Appointments.

NO WAY will American people tolerate the democrat communist minority stopping anything that needs to be done to make America great again!.

GO NUCLEAR!!!!!!

22 posted on 11/20/2016 10:30:15 AM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: heterosupremacist

Excellent choice, I hope he does become the leader and the face of the dem party.


23 posted on 11/20/2016 10:31:39 AM PST by umgud (ban all infidelaphobics)
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To: M-cubed

A militant, global-socialist, muslim-adoring, half-black, gay-cross-dressing homosexual?

Already elected him! He’s getting out of office in a few weeks - available for the job.


24 posted on 11/20/2016 10:39:25 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Nifster

Annnnnnd Planned parenthood...


25 posted on 11/20/2016 10:48:16 AM PST by Hambone 1934
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To: heterosupremacist

26 posted on 11/20/2016 10:50:09 AM PST by maggief
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To: maddog55

Ellison is just what they need to officially become the party of Allah (Satan)


27 posted on 11/20/2016 10:54:08 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: heterosupremacist

I hope Ellison wins.


28 posted on 11/20/2016 11:06:39 AM PST by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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To: heterosupremacist

Darn. I was hoping the DNC would get the leadership it deserves - Ellison or Gutierrez...


29 posted on 11/20/2016 11:07:03 AM PST by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: heterosupremacist

The worst possible choice. No muzzards, please! We just got rid of jarrett and abedin. No more.


30 posted on 11/20/2016 11:31:44 AM PST by I want the USA back (Freedom of speech: an illusion that Americans hold fast to, although it disappeared decades ago.)
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To: heterosupremacist

[facing growing resistance to the idea of electing another party chairman who is a sitting member of Congress. ]

So THAT’S the excuse.

Methinks that Ellison is someone the rich white liberals can’t control.


31 posted on 11/20/2016 12:04:13 PM PST by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: randita

Also getting attacked from the left over his support for the same new wars that Hillary wanted: http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/17/the-skeletons-in-keith-ellisons-display-case/


32 posted on 11/20/2016 12:15:42 PM PST by IdahoVeteran
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To: heterosupremacist

If the democrats were not a bunch of racist islamaphobes they would already have chosen him by unanimous declaration...

;-)


33 posted on 11/20/2016 1:22:06 PM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: heterosupremacist

Bull.

The DNC doesn’t want a Black moslem.


34 posted on 11/20/2016 1:23:34 PM PST by combat_boots (I no longer know what to say to put here. Pray for us.)
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To: heterosupremacist

ellison would be the BEST head of the DIMs. He has my support. If they don’ elect him they are mooslumophobes and racists. Go ellison, you waste.


35 posted on 11/20/2016 1:25:10 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: heterosupremacist

Ellison..the IslamoNazis who’ve purchased the DNC are about to commit their political suicide

YIPPEE!


36 posted on 11/20/2016 2:07:23 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero.)
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To: truth_seeker

Why those racist Islamophobe DNC bigots!!? How dare they!?


37 posted on 11/20/2016 3:18:18 PM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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