Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez said Sunday that the committee “fell short” in earning voters’ trust during the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, pledging to push measures that would increase transparency, Politico reports.
Responding to allegations by former interim chair Donna Brazil that the Clinton campaign exerted vast control of the DNC prior to defeating Senator Bernie Sanders’ for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination for the 2016 elections, Perez conceded that the organization had to make up ground in ensuring its constituents that the primary process was fair.
“I totally agree … with the notion that the DNC fell short during critical moments of the primary. The number one goal has to be fairness and transparency.” Perez said. The DNC chair also added that for future elections, the committee planned to take steps to boost transparency, including announcing the debate schedule for the candidates well in advance of the race itself.
Perez also denied that the Democratic primary process was “rigged” in Clinton’s favor, casting her nomination as a reflection of the will of the voters. “When I hear the word rigged, let’s be very clear: Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary by 4 million votes,” he noted.
In a controversial excerpt from her upcoming book published in Politico Magazine, former DNC chair Donna Brazile cited an “unethical” agreement between the Clinton campaign and the DNC struck at the beginning of the Democratic primary that granted the eventual nominee sweeping control of the party apparatus in charging that the process was set up to heavily favor Clinton, Politico adds.
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