Brazile strains Dem unity ahead of key gov race in Virginia
WASHINGTON — Democrats are having trouble surmounting differences over the bitter 2016 election amid revelations of a contemplated effort to replace Hillary Clinton as the presidential nominee, deepening party strife just before Tuesday’s closely watched Virginia governor’s race.
The fate of that bellwether election will likely make a weighty statement about Democratic prospects in 2018 and beyond.
“Everywhere I go right now, we’re focused on elections … and what the people are telling me is they want to know how they’re going to get their good jobs back, how are they going to get health care,” said Tom Perez, the party’s chairman, on Sunday.
Perez then launched into an attack on the 2016 claims of his predecessor, interim DNC leader Donna Brazile, as “ludicrous” and “without merit.”