Tom Perez, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is pledging to make the party’s primary process fairer and more transparent in the wake of the deeply divisive 2016 nominating contest between Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
In an interview with radio host John Catsimatidis, Perez acknowledged that last year’s Democratic primaries left many voters skeptical of the party’s intentions, and vowed to make up for that in future contests.
“It’s clear to me that the DNC has to do a better job of ensuring that the Democratic primary process is fair to everybody,” said Perez, who took over the DNC earlier this year as the party sought to regroup from Clinton’s 2016 election loss.
“And by everybody I mean not just the candidates, but the voters feel like the party is transparent and the party is giving an opportunity to everyone and the party is making sure that everybody who is able to vote can get out there.”
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