The media got the benefit of the first amendment because media was supposed to keep politicians honest, not be their propaganda arm.

I mean, as long as we're talking shills......

And let the investigation go forward. Shame on the decision to violate the database, Sanders is not happy.

campaigns agreed they would not violate. DWS locked out the Sanders campaign because they violated the agreement. Now that she has gotten the information the Sanders campaign will cooperate with the investigation they are letting the campaign back into the database. I have read post after post complaining about DWS, it is the DNC, she is the chairperson and not guilty of many of the accusations thrown, it needs to stop.

And as a result we could loss this next fall

has to run their own campaign. I have not seen any proof of your accusation.

The results of 2014 demonstrate this well enough.

We need someone competent. we need someone unifying.

is one of the best Chair of the Democratic National Committee we have had .

If that is being the best then I don't understand politics.

voters realize if they do not want republicans in office they have to vote. Republicans vote.

is that your point? Did you ever consider that it is easier to inspire Democrats to vote when they have democratic policies to vote for?

Apparently it hasn't occurred to DWS. "Not As Crazy As Those Guys" doesn't cut it. Clearly.

Voters who do not vote should not complain. How many of the Democratic issues do you think the republicans are going to put into place? Inspiration comes in electing Democrats.

democratic policies (pray note the small "d&quot and we'll be fine.

It is Congress and state houses. We either care about our future or we don't. The future generations needs to be more concerned, they will be living in hard times with Republicans everywhere.

I don't give a flying fat rodent's behind what label a person uses--"Democratic" or otherwise--I care about the policies. Period.

"Oh, people aren't coming out to vote for us anymore? Well that's on them, they should vote for whatever we deign to offer them, because we're the Democratic party, and we're automatically better than the Republicans damnit!".

So much arrogance and condescension from the top levels of the party structure, its hard to watch.

And the lesson is party unity even in the face of being Republican light...the triangulation lesson plan.

It seems like we have those posting here who are not Democrats and we should work harder to push Democrats.

The important thing to me is democratic principles and policy...if all you want is junk brand names will be good enough for you.

It seems we have become so superficial, and some people want DU to be like a pep really for a high school football team.

Some people have different ideas they think Democrats should push and if I have a choice of candidates in a Democratic primaries then I try to vote for the one who best suits my ideas but in the general election I vote Democratic.

And even if I was I would never let them know I was. It is the best way to get cheated and lied to.
And it insures you always go down not up.
I never vote out of fear and never will.

Look at her handling of the 2014 election alone and your comment makes no sense. We would be better served by a blind squirrel at the helm. At least it would occasionally find a nut.

She fucking sucks!

We hold the White House but the GOPee has the House and the Senate, plus 32 governorships, plus 68 out of 98 partisan state legislative chambers -- the highest number in the history of the party....AND Republicans currently hold the governorship and both houses of the legislature in 23 states, while Democrats have that level of control in only seven.

"...one of the best Chair (sic) of the Democratic National Committee we have had."

DWS is great! for the GOP.

UNLESS she's working for the republicans. The woman needs to resign now.

Take your own Yoda quote to heart.

She ain't actin'.

This is a good ol' boys club.

The kind of paranoia currently on display at the head of the Democratic party closely resembles the Republican campaign that put GWB into office. Open hostility towards any but the preferred candidate before the primary, loyalty pledges, vicious partisan attacks, swift boating fellow party members, and a rat-fucking program lead by David Brock.

They have managed to do what the Republicans never could by alienating traditional Democratic voters at a time when we need every vote that hasn't been gerrymandered, contested, challenged, denied, or just plain stolen.

It is one thing when an individual candidate acts this way. It is entirely another when the whole party leadership abuses the voter's trust by strangling discussion of important issues within the party and scuttling the chances for down line state and local party races.

I regret to say it may be too late and that DWS leaving the head of the party would not repair the damage done. But I fear it may be so. I'm seeing that kind of damage locally.

I'm afraid your contentions are correct. I don't know that a change of leadership would be a real boon at this point. The current leader has undoubtedly assembled a corps as slanted as she is. That would mean building a whole new organization - a daunting task.

I think the best we can hope for is to upset the spin of the opposition's top. IF we can induce enough wobble, we can have a chance at SOME kind of a leveled playing field - a field where our candidate has a chance at winning - a match-up where the opposition isn't the one in control of the scorecards.

ANYTHING from her today? Why did she open up access again? What changed her mind? Why no press conference with questions? Will Bernie's team be allowed to research the audit trails? What were the actual results of the so called 24 hits? Who copied the data?

This is what was posted today:
We are extremely pleased that the DNC has reversed its outrageous decision to take Sen. Sanders’ data. The information we provided tonight is essentially the same information we already sent them by email on Thursday,” said Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager.

Well, that's all fine and dandy. With such a big story here, dominating the news yesterday, wouldn't you think she would go back to the MSM to explain her actions? Noooooooooooooooooo.... She' such a weasel and a snake in the grass. Democracy? Not with her in charge. And this is more proof that the DNC, MSM, and the 1% are in cahoots. This smells big time of corruption.

The Sanders campaign did something wrong and was sanctioned for it.

The anti-DNC campaign here has more than a little misogyny at its heart.

That there would be an "independent investigation" before the Sanders campaign would be granted access again. Maybe my powers of perception are askew, but I just don't see an independent investigation being assembled and instituted with light speed. Wha - they had an "independent investigator team" on standby???

Nah - the lawsuit (which I pray will proceed) and the pressure of petitions moved the iron-hearted chairwoman to change course - realizing she'd steered her vessel towards the waterfall's edge.

And ageism, I forgot ageism. Or maybe we should stick with a discussion of the relevant events and issues. Oh look, a squirrel!

Completely ineffective, she really needs to go.

the Democratic Party was the Republican party!!

What an UGLY vortex of in-breeding.

I just cannot believe that DWS -- as a co-chair of Mrs. Clinton's 2008 campaign -- is still DNC chair.

She should have resigned the day Clinton announced her candidacy this year.

The conflict of interest is so obvious that the current controversy was going to be inevitable.

Because I'll be glad to sign one demanding her resignation.

Can't defend this, and if we don't reclaim at least the Senate then we know who needs to be replaced en masse. Everyone in the establishment who is OK with the current setup will be responsible for the election results.