Tensions between the Democratic Party’s establishment and its left-wing base continue to emerge, and some members worry about a purge of supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.).
The left wing of the party has viewed the DNC with skepticism for years, and several top Democrats joined Sanders in supporting Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.) for chairman in hopes of easing tension between the “Bernie wing” and the rest of the party the Washington Post reported. A Sanders supporter and longtime DNC member James Zogby was ousted from the executive committee and is especially pessimistic about a purge.
“It’s a lot of really good people who deserved better,” Zogby said. “I’d say they’re making way for new blood, but it’s not that at all. We were Keith Ellison supporters. The optics of it are bad.” – READ MORE
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