The Next DNC Chair: TOM PEREZ WINS, makes Ellison deputy chair

[Devout Centrist]

MaryAlice Parks ‏@maryaliceparks  11m11 minutes ago
Ellison's campaign source says they still think have it -- says they will get all of Sally Brown's votes. We will see.

Dave Weigel ‏@daveweigel  2m2 minutes ago
Ellison camp feeling bullish about second ballot.

Lol and Captain Smith was sure the Titanic wouldn't sink

[ApatheticAustrian]

"We don't need Bernie Bros to win! But we will blame them if we lose"

how is that any different from the opinion that all eh "centrists" (whatever) must be switched?

[Xing]

Even if Ellison manages to win (which is still what I want), it's clear that the divisions in the Democratic Party aren't going away.

[OneJ]

30 clickers missing

[Pyro]

>CLICKERS<

[The_Doctor]

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[Ban my account ffs!]

If I were a Berniecrat I'd rather have Ellison in the House than as fundraisier/hack-in-chief. What if he's replaced on Congress by a Blue Dog? How does that help the movement at all?

Best case he's replaced by another Berniecrat, but the new one will be inexperienced and less effective for a while.

Lol.  Yeah, Minneapolis is gonna vote a blue dog into congress... stop being disingenuous.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

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Well, you certainly got one thing right.

[The Other Castro]

Brazile says results expected in 30 minutes or less.

[Comrade Funk]

When she says clickers I think The Last of Us.

Watch us nominate Cuomo or Booker in 2020. Never learn.

[The Other Castro]

If we go with the assumptions that every Boynton Brown voter will go with Ellison and Greene's 0.5 vote will go to Perez, with them reallocated it would be Perez 214 to Ellison 212. In the 1st ballot, there was also 1 vote for Buttigieg, 1 Abstention, and 2 blank ballots.

[Blue3]

I just think it's striking how Ellison blew such a lead, and I supported him. Considering this it's probably best he won't win.

How did he "blow" such a lead?

[ApatheticAustrian]

When she says clickers I think The Last of Us.

Watch us nominate Cuomo or Booker in 2020. Never learn.

the republicans are a really bad example regarding this question.

[The Other Castro]

Edward-Isaac Dovere ‏@IsaacDovere  16s16 seconds ago
Ellison camp hoping that a combo of people abstaining to lower needed number to win & picking up a few more votes will put him over the top

[Ban my account ffs!]

If we nominate Cuomo, I'll leave the party forever.

[America Needs R'hllor]

By now Ellison has the same hope as Hillary had when Trump was winning in the Midwest.

[Chief Justice Keef]

A former administration that lost over 1000 state legislature seats over the course of 8 years wants to push for a guy whose highest elected office is city council to lead the DNC.

[Pandaguineapig]

If we nominate Cuomo, I'll leave the party forever.

No you won't, you'll go all in for him just like with Clinton. Everyone threatens to defect but nobody does

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

What if there is a tie y'all?

[Devout Centrist]

If we nominate Cuomo, I'll leave the party forever.

No you won't, you'll go all in for him just like with Clinton. Everyone threatens to defect but nobody does

I concur, just look at the #NeverTrump crowd of cowards who ended up voting for him anyway.

[Pandaguineapig]

What if there is a tie y'all?

Some berniebro Ellison supporter gets bribed and everything is settled on the third ballot

[Chief Justice Keef]

When she says clickers I think The Last of Us.

Watch us nominate Cuomo or Booker in 2020. Never learn.

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if we got Hillary 2020.

#imstillwithher

Sigh.

[ApatheticAustrian]

i would stop being a bush republican if trump became the nominee and someone like tulsi would make me question my democratic values but.....come one, how is cuomo different than dole/mccain for ideological republicans?

[LabourJersey]

If we nominate Cuomo, I'll leave the party forever.

Jesus, there is a MASSIVE gap between selecting Tom Perez (who is undoubtably one of the most progressive members in Obama's cabinet) as DNC Chair, and nominating Cuomo (who actively campaigned for republicans) in 2020.

People need to have a little perspective here. Perez is establishment, do doubt, but what it means to be establishment in the 2017 Democratic Party is dramatically different from, say, the 2004 Democratic party.

[Devout Centrist]

If we nominate Cuomo, I'll leave the party forever.

Jesus, there is a MASSIVE gap between selecting Tom Perez (who is undoubtably one of the most progressive members in Obama's cabinet) as DNC Chair, and nominating Cuomo (who actively campaigned for republicans) in 2020.

People need to have a little perspective here. Perez is establishment, do doubt, but what it means to be establishment in the 2017 Democratic Party is dramatically different from, say, the 2004 Democratic party.

But you're forgetting, if Perez wins, it's literally the worst thing ever.