One of the fallouts of Hillary Clinton’s presidential election loss is a power vacuum at the top of the liberal party. One of those rushing to become the public face of the Democrats is Congressman Keith Ellison, who is the favorite to become the next chairman of the Democrat National Committee.
And according to one liberal blog, Think Progress, Ellison has a “radical plan” to save his party. His solution: give organized labor more control.
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As Think Progress points out, the Democrats “having lost control of the White House, the House of Representatives, the Senate, most state legislatures and governorships, and soon, the Supreme Court — is preparing to elect its new leader. As the left argues over what went wrong over the past few years and how to recover, many are calling for fresh blood in the top ranks of a party that has long been controlled by older, white officials from coastal states.”
For some – like one of those “older, white officials from coastal states” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer – that fresh blood comes in the form of Ellison, described as a “leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, one of the few members of Congress to back Bernie Sanders in the primary, and the representative of a midwestern swing state (Minnesota).”
So what is Ellison’s analysis of the problem – union bosses don’t feel the love. From Think Progress, “We do a good job at fundraising from labor and having them go knock on doors, but they’re not at the table enough. The party needs to have the labor voice featured at the table much more prominently. They could help us form the message and deliver the message. They don’t feel as included as they should be.”
With such analytical prowess as this available, maybe the Democrats should move up that leadership vote from January, and get Rep. Ellison on the job sooner.
