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Why Don't People Like Debbie Wasserman Schultz?

Jun 17, 2016 05:56

by: Taylor Wofford ( Read more... )

democratic national committee/convention, florida, democratic party, opinion piece, usa, debbie wasserman schultz, election 2016, democrats, primaries

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invisiblegirlx June 17 2016, 13:35:45 UTC

She has been lousy at her job is all. The Dems lost the house and senate under her watch. Also, she hasn't been a neutral arbiter of the nomination contest, and how could she be when she used to work for Hillary?

emofordino June 17 2016, 16:54:16 UTC

i totally agree.

lokilaufeysanon June 18 2016, 06:32:27 UTC

Yes, that is another big issue - how much seats both in the senate and governors the Democratic Party lost under her tenure. And I do agree with you about her ability to be/have been impartial during the primaries, as well.

mimblexwimble June 17 2016, 14:22:41 UTC

Further riling the Sanders camp, Wasserman Schultz also said that any candidate who participated in a debate unsanctioned by the DNC would be "uninvited" from further debates.

Is that a typical practice?

shanrina June 17 2016, 20:04:42 UTC

I'm not sure it's ever really come up before. 2008 was a little bit of a free-for-all, but the Dems generally don't have the same "50 million people step into the ring, last one standing is the presidential nominee" tradition that the Republicans do.

apostle_of_eris June 17 2016, 14:45:07 UTC

Under President Obama, Democrats have lost 900+ state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats. That’s some legacy.

spiritoftherain June 17 2016, 14:55:08 UTC

She sort of reminds me of Figueroa from Orange is the New Black. Politically ambitious, lying and scheming, and having zero time for the little guy (or girl.)

belleweather June 17 2016, 14:58:49 UTC

It sounds an awful lot like a big old chunk of the reason that people don't like her is because she's female, has power, and isn't kowtowing to the impossible expectation that women who wield political power do it only in lady-like ways, which leads to being perceived as "being a bitch".

blackjedii June 17 2016, 23:48:34 UTC

That's probably part of it but there is some serious shadiness as the article mentions. Payday lending, the handling of the DNC debates (srsly why schedule them for Saturday night? And why not have more?).

I'd also add that now that social media is a big Thing no one can goof up without it being heard around the world. It doesn't necessarily indicate immediate sexism so much as that we live in a culture now where anything you do or anything you say can be caught on tape and analyzed and dissected and spiral out of control. John McCain's getting the flack today.