That underscores what could be Perez's most daunting task: convincing party faithful and activists that the DNC is a neutral actor in the primary process. It's a tough argument to make to a Democratic base scarred by a bitter primary in 2016 that many supporters of Bernie Sanders said was tilted in favor of Hillary Clinton. Most notably, he led the DNC through negotiations to scale back the role of so-called "superdelegates" who overwhelmingly backed Clinton. "My job, our job is to ensure that every candidate and their supporters feel like they got a fair shake." He criticized the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for venturing into a hotly contested 2016 congressional primary in Texas.

Source: Economic Times January 07, 2019 05:37 UTC