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In reply to the discussion: Inside Hillary Clintons Secret Takeover of the DNC (By DONNA BRAZILE November 02, 2017) [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)First let's dispose of a couple of red herrings.
Re "what the hell Hillary did that was so bad," this is about what the DNC did. The agreement was signed by Robby Mook for the Clinton campaign. I don't know to what extent Hillary Clinton personally engineered the plan, approved it, or knew about it, but that's beside the point. The outrage isn't primarily that a campaign in a competitive race took a step that would help it win, but rather that the DNC, which by its rules must remain neutral, made a special agreement with one campaign, more than a year before the election -- a secret agreement, of course, because they knew that this misconduct would cause outrage if disclosed.
Re "She bailed out the DNC," you and other defenders keep focusing on the money: The DNC needed money, the agreement helped the DNC get money. I have no problem with DNC fundraising. The issue is the rest of the agreement: The DNC put itself completely in thrall to one of the campaigns:
That was what the DNC did that was so bad. That, and keeping it secret.