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Brazile stirs Dem party strife as bellwether gov race nears

By HOPE YEN overturning the will of Dem-
Associated Press ocratic voters. “It is particu-
WASHINGTON (AP) — larly troubling and puzzling
Democrats are struggling that she would seemingly
to put the bitter 2016 elec- buy into false Russian-fu-
tion behind them as the eled propaganda, spread
party’s current chairman by both the Russians and
and his predecessor bicker our opponent, about our
over Hillary Clinton’s failed candidate’s health.”On
campaign, further expos- Sunday, Perez echoed the
ing deep divisions two complaints, saying Brazile
days before the closely never had authority under
watched Virginia gover- DNC rules to replace the
nor’s race that could fore- ticket because Clinton was
tell Democratic prospects not incapacitated.
in 2018 and beyond. Under party rules, a DNC
The dueling across Sunday head can call a special
news shows was triggered meeting to fill a “vacancy”
by the disclosure that on the national ticket in the
Donna Brazile, the interim event of disability in coor-
Democratic leader dur- dination with Democratic
ing the final months of the leaders of Congress and
campaign, considered an Democratic governors, but
effort to replace Clinton only the full DNC can fill the
as the presidential nomi- vacancy. At the time, Clin-
nee because of health This July 26, 2016 photo shows former head of the Democratic National Committee Donna Bra- ton had revealed she was
zile speaking in Philadelphia. Brazile says she considered replacing Hillary Clinton as the party’s
concerns.”The charge that presidential nominee with then-Vice President Joe Biden. She makes the revelation in a memoir suffering from pneumonia.
Hillary Clinton was some- being released Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. This is according to The Washington Post, which obtained “I don’t know what Donna
how incapacitated is quite an advance copy of the book. Brazile fell for,” Perez said.
frankly ludicrous,” said (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) “Hillary Clinton was any-
Tom Perez, who took over sions between establish- sidered initiating Clinton’s ure.” thing but incapacitated.
as Democratic National ment and insurgent wings removal after the candi- But, she says, “I thought of She was tireless.”
Committee chairman af- that will set the party’s fu- date collapsed while leav- Hillary, and all the women “I think people who read
ter Donald Trump won the ture course on issues from ing a 9/11 memorial service in the country who were that charge, which is just
election. its platform to the primary in New York City, and Bra- so proud of and excited without merit, are going
Brazile, who claimed “tre- schedule and use of super- zile contemplated a dozen about her. I could not do to perhaps start wonder-
mendous pressure” to de- delegates — party leaders combinations to replace this to them.”The revela- ing about other claims
vise a backup ticket led and elected officials who Clinton and her running tions elicited a strong week- in the book,” he added.
by then-Vice President Joe get a say in the nomination mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kai- end rebuttal from Clinton’s The book’s revelations
Biden after Clinton fainted — in the 2020 presidential ne. Brazile wrote that she former campaign staffers. come just before Tues-
at an event, pushed back: race.“One of the things, as settled on Biden and New An open letter signed by day’s Virginia’s governor
“Go to hell. I’m going to tell we go forward, is to give Jersey Sen. Cory Booker as more than 100 people said race, where Republicans
my story.” more power to the grass having the best chance they “do not recognize the have not won a significant
The dispute was spurred roots in all this,” said House of defeating Republican campaign” that Brazile statewide election since
by revelations by Brazile in Democratic leader Nancy Trump. “portrays in the book.” 2009. The Democratic
a memoir being released Pelosi of California, urging Brazile says the larger issue The Clinton staffers re- candidate, Lt. Gov. Ralph
Tuesday and reported on Democrats not to “reliti- was that Clinton campaign sponded they were Northam, is casting the
by The Washington Post. It gate elections.” was “anemic” and had “shocked to learn” that race to voters as a way to
reflected simmering ten- Brazile writes that she con- taken on “the odor of fail- Brazile would consider repudiate the policies of

Pelosi supports training to prevent, report harassment Trump against Ed Gillespie,
a former Republican Na-
tional Committee chair-
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ments come after current cently gone public with an example the removal of man. But Northam has re-
House Democratic leader and former members of account of being sexually nondisclosure clauses that ceived lukewarm support
hopes Congress will move Congress told The Associ- assaulted by a male chief prevent victims from talking within his own party from
quickly to pass legislation ated Press how they had of staff while she was a publicly of sexual harass- the progressive group De-
requiring lawmakers and experienced sexual harass- congressional staffer. She’s ment. mocracy for America.
their staff to complete ment from fellow lawmak- sponsoring legislation that She tells CNN’s “State of A win for Democrats could
training to prevent sexual ers. would require the training. the Union” that she be- help defuse Brazile’s book
harassment. Democratic Rep. Jackie Pelosi says Congress can lieves Congress is at a “tip- and give the party impor-
Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s com- Speier of California has re- do more. She cites as an ping point” on the issue. q tant momentum. q