Mr Perez, who won 235 votes against 200 for Ellison - a strong Sanders supporter - was seen as the establishment pick. Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg — a gay, 35-year-old Rhodes Scholar and military veteran — dropped out of the race before the vote, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia. Choosing Perez “is another missed opportunity for a Democratic Party desperately trying to regain relevance, and proves... how out of touch party insiders are with the grassroots movement currently in the streets,” said the group’s chair Jim Dean, an Ellison supporter. I could not be happier for him, or for the Republican Party!” he wrote. “When we lead with our message, our message of economic opportunity, that’s how we win,” he said.

Source: Daily Nation February 26, 2017 15:45 UTC