I’ve been keeping my eye on the DNC proceedings down in Atlanta all day. To say it’s been boring is an understatement. The Democrats did do a couple notable things, though. One, they refused to adopt an amendment that would have forbade the party from accepting money from corporations and lobbyists. That should have showed Keith Ellison supporters where the day was headed. Because in the second notable thing to come out of the days proceedings, Tom Perez, the former Obama administration labor secretary (and the guy Obama was pushing for hard behind the scenes) was elected as the new DNC Chairman.
This represents a major victory for the establishment over forces sympathetic to former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders…and many Democrats aren’t taking it well.
Ah, I guess it’s better to call them former Democrats…
https://twitter.com/BenjaminDiCosta/status/835589371583676416
Dems willing to stay and think they can change it suffer from Battered Wife Syndrome "They said they were sorry" #Demexit #DNCFuture
— ^"^ (@Vampire1812) February 25, 2017
Dems obsessed w/ 🇷🇺: Voters knew Putin was behind hacking BEFORE election — cared more about jobs & Wall Street cronyism #DNCChair #Demexit
— TheOldestMillennial (@millennialgray) February 25, 2017
I'm not choosing to leave @TheDemocrats. They've spent 25 years choosing to leave me. #FDR Forever!#Demexit #DNCChair
— The Ghost of FDR's Martini 🍸🌹 (@theGSpledge) February 25, 2017
Clearly the @DNC has not learned a thing. Still the same. Such a Shame! Booooooo! #DemExit ✌
— Dory Delancey (@Jewelsinga) February 25, 2017
Keith Ellison defeated. Democratic Party establishment wins again. Will never learn. Time to #DemExit
— Oumar Bâ (@OumarKBa) February 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/O_doyouknow/status/835593388015693824
https://twitter.com/AgeJustNumbers/status/835593376267382784
I literally couldn’t posted them all in one article. There are thousands of people vowing to leave the Democratic Party over this outcome.
https://twitter.com/Kaleb2200/status/835593357334294528
https://twitter.com/samhwils/status/835593255433748480
Leftists and progressives can't afford to tie themselves to a party so determined to keep losing #demexit #perez
— nate (@theRadicleLeft) February 25, 2017
I had already did a #DemExit after the primaries, and everything since has only confirmed myself as right.
Perez? Has lost me forever.
— 🏴ᛏ Sigrún Aldgyth, Witch of Woden ᚩ🏴 (@Empress_Trixana) February 25, 2017
Of course Clinton puppet Perez is the new #DNCChair Cheating Donna Brazile was the host. Is anyone surprised? #DemExit forever.
— G (@blkdiamond97) February 25, 2017
The DNC is too far gone, and there's a DNR order now in place. #Perez #DemExit
— SuperChick (@DemSortie) February 25, 2017
#TheResistance ended before it started. Corruption wins. #demexit #deadparty
— Jeff the beholder (@Jo11yPenguin) February 25, 2017
I’ll come back later and update this post with more notable responses, but it’s safe to say all is not well over on the left wing of American politics. The Democrats are in disarray.
