On the Monday after the 2016 election, Keith Ellison announced that he intended to run for DNC chair. At the time of his announcement, Ellison had the support of prominent establishment Democrats (Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer) and prominent left-wing Democrats (Bernie Sanders, Raúl Grijalva). He was the clear frontrunner. His challengers were mostly
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https://thinkprogress.org/the-growing-smear-campaign-against-keith-ellison-233e16fab864#.vgurk4qdn
http://theslot.jezebel.com/one-man-trying-to-take-down-dnc-chair-candidate-keith-e-1789577579
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/12/6/13819248/keith-ellison-dnc-chair
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/12/the_israel_lobby_is_smearing_keith_ellison.html
A few examples or reporting on it:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/03/politics/haim-saban-keith-ellison-anti-semite/
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/321040-i-will-leave-the-democrats-if-keith-ellison-is-elected
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/politics/kfile-keith-ellison-nation-of-islam/
None of these are pro-Sanders articles; none of them mention Sanders outside of stating basic facts like that he endorsed Ellison.
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