Tom Perez is not cutting it as DNC Chair?

[10bandz]

I read the accusations and they are bullshyt but you know perception Is reality, especially when a white woman accuses a black man.
They would have ripped him apart.

ture. I realize with his accusations it probably not a good idea to have him as the head of DNC

but.....he still a real nikka, and Im riding with him

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

Party chairs should normally be judged on two things: raising money and winning elections. Then in the case of Democrats in 2018 registering voters and fighting voter suppression since that is clearly a major part of the Republicans 2018/2020 campaign strategy.

So far Perez is losing in the donation war. The Republican National Committee raised $132.5 million in 2017 and ended the year with almost $39 million on hand and no debt. The Democratic committee took in $66 million and had $6.5 million in cash available, but also owed $6.1 million. That is unacceptable cause the Dems have the wind to their backs. fundraising should not be something they are struggling with that much.

I am also not a fan of them paying Hillary 2 Million to use her rolls of donors to build support. The DNC should build their own rolls, and stop tying themselves (again) to the Clinton campaign folks. They were too close to them in 2016 and look what that led too. Keep all the Clintons at arms reach, they basically pimped out the DNC leading into 2016 and basically ruined the organization's reputation after the loss.

Perez should pull off wins of seats in the Fall through the motivation for that will likely be the hate people have for Trump and Republicans. They have spent a significant amount of time trying to suppress internal politics and progressives which is short-sighted. There is definitely this undercurrent of the Dem leadership acting scared of a liberal freedom caucus coming into power. A strong DNC could help mitigate that by creating opportunities for candidates from both wins to support each other. However the current DNC is not strong, so they flip-flop on if the party should take money from Fossil Fuel companies. Anyhow, while I hope to give Perez credit for wins in the Fall it will be because the Dems basically succeeded in spite of his lack of ability as DNC leader......

Also, I am not even sure the DNC admits they need to campaign against voter suppression. That shows another lack of foresight on their part. Its clear Republicans are trying to win by removing (mostly minority) people from the voter rolls without their knowledge. Where is the DNC pushback on that? The campaigns to make sure people know to check to see if they are registered? There are none cause Perez sucks at his job.

Too summarize I am not a fan of Perez, it should have been Ellison who had the support, but Obama (who has never had a good grasp of what the DNC does, and at one point tried to undercut it) got involved and here we are..... too many compromises and Perez who doesn't seem to grasp the enormity of what the DNC should be doing right now in charge. Whereas Ellison went from Congress to his states AG because he had the foresight to see that position would be a better for him because the DNC is now a joke. The DNC had the potential to be a key organization leading to the 2018/2020 election seasons...... but its ineffective.

I agree with most of this. However, on your point about pushing back against voter suppression:

VOTER EDUCATION AND PROTECTION

Republicans are working to suppress the vote. Democrats are working to make sure everyone votes.

Large scale voter purges are one the latest ways Republicans are attempting to suppress large numbers of voters — particularly voters of color. At the DNC, we’re fighting back and working to make sure that voters understand the importance of their vote, and their rights to vote.

• Voter Protection Councils: The DNC is working with states to establish Voter Protection Councils in support of year-round voter protection infrastructure. These Councils will organize to expand voting rights and opportunities in their states.
• National Voter Hotline: The DNC launched a permanent voter hotline that is open and answered year round. Calls are answered during regular business hours throughout the year, and extend hours for elections and voting ahead of election day at the request of state parties and campaigns. This year, the DNC has already supported elections in 18 states and over 30 races.
• Monitoring Voter Purges: The DNC is tracking the number of voters newly registered and newly removed from voter rolls each time we receive a new voter file from state elections officials. The voter protection team then analyzes the rolls to compare the data against historical trends. This allows us to better work with state parties to identify evidence of large scale voter purges, to address the issue with state election administrators, and to reach out to affected voters.
• Voter Protection Toolkits: The DNC has created toolkits for marginalized communities, including the African American, Latino (in English and Spanish), LGBTQ and Native American communities, which outline the historical background of voting rights, common issues the community faces, and problems voters face and solutions to remedy them.
  
  

 

[Wargames]

I agree with most of this. However, on your point about pushing back against voter suppression:

VOTER EDUCATION AND PROTECTION

Republicans are working to suppress the vote. Democrats are working to make sure everyone votes.

Large scale voter purges are one the latest ways Republicans are attempting to suppress large numbers of voters — particularly voters of color. At the DNC, we’re fighting back and working to make sure that voters understand the importance of their vote, and their rights to vote.

• Voter Protection Councils: The DNC is working with states to establish Voter Protection Councils in support of year-round voter protection infrastructure. These Councils will organize to expand voting rights and opportunities in their states.
• National Voter Hotline: The DNC launched a permanent voter hotline that is open and answered year round. Calls are answered during regular business hours throughout the year, and extend hours for elections and voting ahead of election day at the request of state parties and campaigns. This year, the DNC has already supported elections in 18 states and over 30 races.
• Monitoring Voter Purges: The DNC is tracking the number of voters newly registered and newly removed from voter rolls each time we receive a new voter file from state elections officials. The voter protection team then analyzes the rolls to compare the data against historical trends. This allows us to better work with state parties to identify evidence of large scale voter purges, to address the issue with state election administrators, and to reach out to affected voters.
• Voter Protection Toolkits: The DNC has created toolkits for marginalized communities, including the African American, Latino (in English and Spanish), LGBTQ and Native American communities, which outline the historical background of voting rights, common issues the community faces, and problems voters face and solutions to remedy them.
  
  

That's cool but where are the ads, the PR person on MSNBC fighting for air time on the issue? Why isn't this something they demand all of their candidates to bring up on their campaign trail? Get all those left thought leaders to talk about it.

Once again the DNC in a lot of ways the glue that brings all the Dem candidates together. Those programs mentions could all be done on the municipal/state level. As a national organization, they should be thinking bigger. Call MSNBC/CNN and get some air time on that issue. Talk about how racist this shyt is. Get a national study done and submit it to all the Newspapers. Leverage that money/Brand and twist some arms.

Like the DNC us basically the best funded Super PAC, but it can legally work alongside candidates to co-coordinate campaigns. Hell my job is less than 30 people small government unit and we could more or less do all of that.... Part time. No way is fighting voter suppression being treated as a priority by the majority of the DNC's staff.

 

[88m3]

Dude he just changed it, from another change he just made 2 months ago.
So yeah, why the fukk not?!

What was lost? Are small donors not allowed anymore?

The DNC tried to cater to you people and you still didn't donate.

You and your ilk are more invested in defeating democrats than republicans

 

[AnonymityX1000]

What was lost? Are small donors not allowed anymore?

The DNC tried to cater to you people and you still didn't donate.

You and your ilk are more invested in defeating democrats than republicans

Ask @jj23, he's the one clowning changing fund raising strategies now not me. lol
I'm invested in defeating Democrats who act like Republicans and Republicans as well.

 

[jj23]

Ask @jj23, he's the one clowning changing fund raising strategies now not me. lol
I'm invested in defeating Democrats who act like Republicans and Republicans as well.

I didn't clown shyt. You are the one who suggested that taking fossil fuel money was a new fund raising model, not me. I simply chose not to respond to your incorrect assertions.

Read the thread again.

 

[88m3]

Ask @jj23, he's the one clowning changing fund raising strategies now not me. lol
I'm invested in defeating Democrats who act like Republicans and Republicans as well.

This thread hasn't gone well for you.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

I didn't clown shyt. You are the one who suggested that taking fossil fuel money was a new fund raising model, not me. I simply chose not to respond to your incorrect assertions.

Read the thread again.

You suggested changing fund raising strategy was dumb 3 months before the mid terms even tho he just fukkin' changed them.
Take your own advice.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

This thread hasn't gone well for you.

Hmm . . . I'm getting my share of daps so try again. lol

 

[jj23]

You suggested changing fund raising strategy was dumb 3 months before the mid terms even tho he just fukkin' changed them.
Take your own advice.

Nope he went back to a model he knew would work, when the grassroots model was lagging. You still pretended like he sold the party out to the devil.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Nope he went back to a model he knew would work, when the grassroots model was lagging. You still pretended like he sold the party out to the devil.

'Went back' aka changing strategy 3 months before the midterms?
Yeah, fossil fuel companies are benevolent companies cleaning the environment one oil spill at a time. lol

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

Why the fukk are we fighting each other?! This is a great example why republicans win. They have their fights but eventually fall in line when it’s time to vote. With us it’s like you don’t like my views then we not cool. Party breaks in two and we lose elections. This is both centrist Dems fault and progressives fault. Centrist Dems always wanna take control of the party not giving any voices to the progressives while progressives just say we’re not falling in line we’re gonna do our own thing. shyt is so frustrating. It all comes from the top and if Dems want to differentiate themselves from the Republican Party they should look for new ideas not the same old shyt

 

[88m3]

Why the fukk are we fighting each other?! This is a great example why republicans win. They have their fights but eventually fall in line when it’s time to vote. With us it’s like you don’t like my views then we not cool. Party breaks in two and we lose elections. This is both centrist Dems fault and progressives fault. Centrist Dems always wanna take control of the party not giving any voices to the progressives while progressives just say we’re not falling in line we’re gonna do our own thing. shyt is so frustrating. It all comes from the top and if Dems want to differentiate themselves from the Republican Party they should look for new ideas not the same old shyt

Read the OP again.

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

Read the OP again.

What are you referring to sir? It says perez purged Ellison and sanders supporters from the top ranks of the dnc.

 

[Broke Wave]

Since Obama’s re-election, the DNC has been getting absolutely wiped out in almost every election and in every state. They even managed to lose to Donald Trump. The old way of thinking and centrist folks need to step aside that much is clear.