As she campaigns for her party’s toxic standard-bearer hundreds of miles away in Philadelphia, Tammy Duckworth must feel right at home amid the intraparty division, protests, and confirmation that national Democrats were in the tank for a fellow scandal-plagued establishment candidate.
The discord, per the Associated Press, "roil[ed]" Democrats.
Sound familiar?
- Politico: "The DSCC’s decision to endorse Duckworth roiled Democrats in the state especially since the committee didn’t even interview Zopp beforehand…’It rubbed people the wrong way,’ Daley said, noting it had been decades since the DSCC helped a non-incumbent win a primary in the state. Zopp said decision was ‘disrespectful to voters generally, and especially to black voters and to Democratic voters.’"
The messy Illinois Democratic Senate primary has officially followed Duckworth to the messy Democratic National Convention.
Just like the fallout from the DNC’s decision to tip the scales for Hillary Clinton, the DSCC was slammed for intervening on Duckworth’s behalf.
And just like Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s appearance at her delegation’s breakfast this morning – during which she was booed off of the stage, Duckworth faced boycotts at her own so-called unity breakfast.
FLASHBACK:
Chicago Tribune: "Protesters Chant ‘Tammy Duckworth’s Got To Go’ Outside Unity Breakfast Venue"
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CLTV: "Tammy Duckworth May Need To Win Over Critics In Her Own Party Ahead Of The General Election"
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WFLD: Unity Breakfast Showed "Signs Of Trouble" For Tammy Duckworth
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WGN-TV: "Democratic Activists Called Duckworth A DC Insider"
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After Duckworth provides Wasserman Schultz with tips on how to mismanage brutal criticism from Democrats, will she ask her to resign before the start of the convention?
Here are 5,000 reasons why Duckworth might not want to:
- Tammy Duckworth Has Taken $5,000 From Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Leadership PAC, Democrats Win Seats PAC. (Center For Responsive Politics, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 7/25/16)