Farewell, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Honestly, the ousting of DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz was long overdue, well before Sanders started his campaign. It would’ve been only a matter of time before she ran the Democratic Party into the ground with her inept ground game and her active alienation of significant portions of the party membership. I can’t help feel that if someone else more inspiring and diplomatic were at the helm, we might not have done as badly in 2012 and 2014.1
Few Democrats will miss Wasserman Schultz, who was widely seen as an ineffective leader. She was a poor communicator whose gaffes often caused the party headaches; a mediocre fundraiser; and a terrible diplomat more apt to alienate party factions than bring them together.
The Long Fall of Debbie Wasserman Scultz • The Democratic chairwoman had few supporters—but clung to her post for years abetted by the indifference of the White House • 2016 Jul 26 • Molly Ball • The Atlantic