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In reply to the discussion: Inside Hillary Clintons Secret Takeover of the DNC (By DONNA BRAZILE November 02, 2017) [View all]PatrickforO
(15,474 posts)I liked it because it shows us we're all human, and we all make mistakes.
Donna Brazile should be lauded for digging and finding this stuff out.
Obama's mistake was not being hands-on enough with the DNC during the time he was in office.
Wasserman-Schultz's mistakes were numerous and helped contribute to a huge rift in the party. She was, indeed, not a particularly good manager.
Clinton did what she did because she inherited a financial bowl of worms. She did what she had to do to save the party, but it was so broke that down-ticket candidates had a lack.
So, as a strong Bernie supporter during the primary, what is my inclination?
Forgive them and move forward, that's what. Donna rooted out the problem. With that knowledge we can create communication and accountability loops that ensure this won't happen again. It really is imperative that the DNC be neutral during primary season, and to save the party, Clinton had to assume a lot of control she would have not been able to assume had the DNC been more solvent.
What we need now, people, is to win elections. So far, we're doing well in the off season, and I'm committed to helping us paste the Republicans in 2018. Because what we have now is a bunch of treasonous, immoral morons in the White House, and a bunch of radical libertarians who have hijacked the GOP. We've got to sort this out.
So, I urge all of you: forgive. Don't forget, because we can't let this perfect storm of problems happen again. But forgive. Clinton, Sanders, Obama, each other. We have to move forward.