dredging up clintons past during campaign

The DNC also was required to consult with the campaign about all other staffing, budgeting, data, analytics, and mailings.”ĭuring the 2016 election, Sanders allies alleged that the DNC did not act as a neutral arbiter of the Democratic primary, favoring Clinton in its selection of debate times and fundraising.

“The agreement - signed by Amy Dacey, the former CEO of the DNC, and Robby Mook with a copy to Marc Elias- specified that in exchange for raising money and investing in the DNC, Hillary would control the party’s finances, strategy, and all the money raised,” Brazile wrote in the story under the headline “Inside Hillary Clinton’s Secret Takeover of the DNC.”īrazile added of the deal: “ campaign had the right of refusal of who would be the party communications director, and it would make final decisions on all the other staff.

A former Democratic National Committee chair on Thursday revealed the existence of a previously secret agreement that appeared to confirm some of Bernie Sanders supporters’ fears about the 2016 Democratic primary.ĭonna Brazile, a longtime Clinton ally who stepped in as DNC chair last year in the wake of Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s resignation, published an excerpt of her upcoming book in Politico in which she disclosed the details of a fundraising agreement between the DNC and the Clinton campaign reached in August 2015.

Dredging up clintons past during campaign