{"id":179806,"date":"2017-10-19T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2017\/10\/19\/keith-ellison-please-resign-as-deputy-chair-of-the-democratic-national-committee\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T19:02:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T00:02:00","slug":"keith-ellison-please-resign-as-deputy-chair-of-the-democratic-national-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2017\/10\/19\/keith-ellison-please-resign-as-deputy-chair-of-the-democratic-national-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Ellison, Please Resign as Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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#ThursdayThoughts<\/a>
DEMOCRATIC VALUES#FightFor10ishby2040ish<\/a>#Ramen4College<\/a>#Medicare4AFew<\/a>#KeepElectionFraudLegal<\/a>#EndTheVote<\/a>#OwnedTogether<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/owtPD2ovwv<\/a><\/div>\n

\u2014 Peter Douche (@AngryBerner) October 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

I know that you and Tom Perez are supposed to be working together well, but once again, the so called centrists have decided retribution against perceived slights from the left takes precedence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Just quit. Don’t tell Perez why, he doesn’t deserve an explanation, and don’t discuss it with the press, just leave.<\/p>\n

Let the action speak for itself:<\/p>\n

A shake-up is underway at the Democratic National Committee as several key longtime officials have lost their posts, exposing a still-raw rift in the party and igniting anger among those in its progressive wing who see retaliation for their opposition to DNC Chairman Tom Perez.<\/span>

<\/span> The ousters come ahead of the DNC’s first meeting, in Las Vegas, Nevada, since Perez took over as chairman with a pledge this year to unite a party that had become badly divided during the brutal Bernie Sanders-Hillary Clinton 2016 primary race. <\/span>

<\/span> \u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span>

<\/span> The removal and demotion of a handful of veteran operatives stood out, as did what critics charge is the over-representation of Clinton-backed members on the Rules and Bylaws Committee, which helps set the terms for the party’s presidential primary, though other Sanders and Ellison backers remain represented. <\/span>
Those who have been pushed out include:<\/span><\/p>\n