Koterba toon: DWS (Clintons & Obama bullied her yesterday)

[Omaha Steve]

Toons at bottom.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/debbie-wasserman-schultz-dnc-226100#ixzz4FR9XzxRG

PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton and her team aren’t thrilled that the head of the Democratic National Committee was forced out on the eve of the nominee’s coronation — but they aren’t exactly distraught to see Debbie Wasserman Schultz booted from the tent.

Several senior Democratic officials with ties to Hillary and Bill Clinton told POLITICO that campaign higher-ups have been trying to replace the oft-off-message Florida congresswoman from the start of Clinton’s campaign late last year.

John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign chairman — and a former top adviser to Barack Obama — broached the idea of replacing Wasserman Schultz as early as last fall, only to be rebuffed by the president’s team, according to two people with direct knowledge of the conversation.

“It came down to the fact that the president didn’t want the hassle of getting rid of Debbie,” said a former top Obama adviser. “It’s been a huge problem for the Clintons, but the president just didn’t want the headache of Debbie bad-mouthing him. ... It was a huge pain in the ass.”

The Obama team — especially 2012 campaign manager Jim Messina — long viewed Wasserman Schultz as a major campaign liability, questioning her fundraising prowess and her tendency to appoint personal aides to positions of authority, prioritizing loyalty over competence and effectiveness as a spokesperson for Democrats. At the time, senior campaign officials leaked details of an internal survey, conducted by pollster David Binder, showing Wasserman Schultz was the least-liked Obama surrogate; she later dismissed the report as “National Enquirer” dross.




Before you say Kotorba is a right wing hack

[bluedye33139]

1. I'm surprised she lasted this long

Before this cycle, there were many legitimate complaints about her inefficiency.

[Omaha Steve]

2. Me too

[TexasBushwhacker]

3. If she had an honorable bone in her body

She would have stepped down after the horrible mid terms in 2014. That's what Tim Kaine did after 2010.