Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) stood with President Obama as long as she could, but just six days before the midterm elections, she told MSNBC that “any candidate wants to be able to stand on their own.” Democrats kept their distance from the president and vice versa, but it didn’t help at the ballot box.
Associated Press reporter Ken Thomas says that Wasserman Schultz and the DNC are going to review both the 2010 and 2014 midterms to find out just where things went off the rails for the Democrats.
Developing: @DWStweets says Dems to conduct a review of the 2014 & 2010 midterm elections to figure out what went wrong.
— Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) November 8, 2014
Wasserman Schultz says the DNC will conduct a "top-to-bottom assessment" of the party's performance in recent elections.
— Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) November 8, 2014
Thomas writes that a new committee, whose membership will be announced soon, “will look at the party’s tactics, messaging, get-out-the-vote operations and digital efforts in recent nonpresidential elections. The group plans to report back in February at the DNC’s winter meeting.”
Angry Democrats didn’t need to wait for the committee’s findings.
@ananavarro @KThomasDC perhaps start by getting rid of DWS
— fumblerooski (@fumbler00ski) November 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/Ronc99/status/531177070672760832
@KThomasDC @3ChicsPolitico @DWStweets running away from President Obama, his record, and his race. Clinton Dems couldn't deliver the mail.
— Crystal4Kamala (@crystal4obama) November 8, 2014
@crtconsu @KThomasDC @DWStweets Alison's 'I'm a Clinton Democrat' bust. #failed
— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) November 8, 2014
@GoBrooklyn @KThomasDC @DWStweets I don't want hear a damn thing from @TheDemocrats. Testing Hillary's run. No excuse for what they did.
— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) November 8, 2014
@3ChicsPolitico Absolutely none and I'm disgusted. @KThomasDC @DWStweets @TheDemocrats
— GoBrooklyn (@GoBrooklyn) November 8, 2014
@GoBrooklyn @3ChicsPolitico @KThomasDC @DWStweets @TheDemocrats As am I. The irony was stating "Clinton democrat". Didn't work for Clinton
— Vaughn Hilton (@vaughn_hilton) November 8, 2014
@GoBrooklyn @KThomasDC @DWStweets All that hard work gettin the word out, registering voters,blogging wnt dwn tube. Damn them! @TheDemocrats
— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) November 8, 2014
@KThomasDC @DWStweets The Clinton Trial Balloon failed. And this happened: http://t.co/1e0PWKnQuY
— meta (@metaquest) November 8, 2014
@KThomasDC What went wrong is hardly going to require much effort from @DWStweets
DEMS ran away from PBO both times. PBO's BASE stayed HOME— Bobfr (@Our4thEstate) November 8, 2014
@GoBrooklyn @KThomasDC @DWStweets @TheDemocrats They need to apologize to their most loyal voting block, dammit.
— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) November 8, 2014
@KThomasDC @DWStweets maybe if you realized the people who voted for @BarackObama TWICE would be turned off when you threw him under the bus
— Christine McNichol (@Fieryreddragon) November 8, 2014
@KThomasDC @DWStweets that would be a good start. Nice work btw–AND don't send SO MANY fucking fundraising emails!!!!
— Christine McNichol (@Fieryreddragon) November 8, 2014
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