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In reply to the discussion: Ellison no lock for DNC chair [View all]Gothmog
(144,005 posts)81. New questions complicate Ellison's bid for DNC chair
These allegations may hurt Ellison http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/311270-old-finance-woes-haunt-ellisons-dnc-bid
Opponents of Rep. Keith Ellisons bid to be the next Democratic National Committee chairman are raising new questions about the Minnesota Democrats past to make the case that hes unfit to be the partys next leader.
Ellison's critics in the DNC and some supporters of Labor secretary Tom Perez, the other top candidate, are pointing to the Minnesota Democrats past tax troubles, campaign finance violations and minor legal issues that once led to his drivers license being suspended as evidence that hes ill-equipped to lead the DNC.
Some of those instances date back to the 1990s. All of the issues have been rectified and were previously used in attacks against Ellison during his first run for House in 2006.
Ellison's critics in the DNC and some supporters of Labor secretary Tom Perez, the other top candidate, are pointing to the Minnesota Democrats past tax troubles, campaign finance violations and minor legal issues that once led to his drivers license being suspended as evidence that hes ill-equipped to lead the DNC.
Some of those instances date back to the 1990s. All of the issues have been rectified and were previously used in attacks against Ellison during his first run for House in 2006.
Why elect a DNC chair who has baggage?
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I wonder if he will still be a "solid progressive" if he throws his hat into the ring...
SaschaHM
Dec 2016
#6
He is as easily as progressive as the other people running for the position.
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2016
#54
Yessss... thank you for pointing this out. KE has the foresight & work ethic to lead this fight & help dig the Democratic Party out of this ditch.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#17
I know some strong Hillary supporters on the DNC who aren't supporting Ellison...
brooklynite
Dec 2016
#46
William Owen is also being dishonest for suggesting Bernie & Keith cost Hillary the election... that's a lie and he knows it!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#10
No you are wrong if you think that there is any sort of general agreement on your claim
Gothmog
Dec 2016
#14
Maximum damage?! A LOT less worse than what Hillary said in campaigning against Barack Obama... puhhleeease!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#22
It's a fact that Bernie treated Hillary with "kid gloves" compared to the harsh, and sometimes racially charged, way she & Bill treated Obama... unless, you're the one in denial.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#48
Again you are so wrong that it is funny-it was Clinton who treated Sanders with kid gloves
Gothmog
Dec 2016
#49
You could not be more wrong... I didn't say anything about how Hillary treated Bernie, rather, I said she mistreated OBAMA in the 2008 primary...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#50
Nope, your wrong... as the saying goes: "There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics."
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#74
The deck was stacked because Sanders failed to win the vote of African American and Latino voters
Gothmog
Dec 2016
#78
In the end though, it was those same young voters who turned out for Hillary.
Glassunion
Dec 2016
#43
I had a Sanders supporter yell some really obscene things to me and my daughter
Gothmog
Dec 2016
#62
If anything was learned from this election, making the Party smaller is not an answer.
dogman
Dec 2016
#28
I wonder if this is going to be a party where African Americans can feel welcome
AngryAmish
Dec 2016
#8
What do African Americans have to do with this? Ellison does NOT represent me, and I'm AA. nt
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2016
#58
#TeamPerez he has the qualifications, experience, intelligence, leadership & bilingual.
Cha
Dec 2016
#29
Sanders cost Clinton the election and many Democrats will never support a sanders supporter
Gothmog
Dec 2016
#41
If people like you can't get over that, the Democratic Party is screwed.
Barack_America
Dec 2016
#67