Following Donna Brazile and Elizabeth Warrens allegations that the DNC rigged the 2016 primary elections against Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton supporters took to Twitter to express their anger.
So I followed the money, Brazile wrote, going on to lambast Wasserman Schultz:
My predecessor, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, had not been the most active chair in fundraising at a time when President Barack Obamas neglect had left the party in significant debt. As Hillarys campaign gained momentum, she resolved the partys debt and put it on a starvation diet. It had become dependent on her campaign for survival, for which she expected to wield control of its operations.
Debbie was not a good manager, Brazile wrote. She hadnt been very interested in controlling the partyshe let Clintons headquarters in Brooklyn do as it desired so she didnt have to inform the party officers how bad the situation was.
Brazile also blamed Wasserman Schultz for keeping information about operations at the DNC from others on the staff, including the dire financial situation:
Obama left the party $24 million in debt$15 million in bank debt and more than $8 million owed to vendors after the 2012 campaign and had been paying that off very slowly. Obamas campaign was not scheduled to pay it off until 2016. Hillary for America (the campaign) and the Hillary Victory Fund (its joint fundraising vehicle with the DNC) had taken care of 80 percent of the remaining debt in 2016, about $10 million, and had placed the party on an allowance.
Gary Gensler, the chief financial officer of Hillarys campaign, told Brazille in a telephone call that the Democrat party was fully under the control of Hillarys campaign and went on fill in the details of what she describes as a financial scandal.
