CHICAGO ― Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez led the successful effort to pass a historic slate of party reforms on Saturday that supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have been desperately seeking since July 2016. “I give a lot of credit to Tom Perez,” said Norman Solomon, a national coordinator of the activist group Roots Action, who has written op-eds lambasting Perez. “This has been a long and arduous process, and I want to thank Tom Perez and all of those who made it happen,” Sanders said. Ellison’s supporters ripped Perez in the press; Perez backers accused them of racial insensitivity for criticizing the appointment of some black Perez allies. So for now, many progressive DNC members are content to give Perez his due ― and make sure he knows he will be rewarded for doing the right thing.

Source: Huffington Post August 26, 2018 17:15 UTC