Once again, the Obama-Clinton establishment held off a hard charge from the Bernie Sanders’ wing of the Democratic Party, reminiscent of the presidential nomination battle. Perez will come into office from a policy perspective, rather than possessing nuts and bolts campaign experience, so it should be interesting to see in what direction the DNC now heads.
Mr. Perez succeeds Acting Chair Donna Brazile, who replaced Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) when she was forced to resign under controversy at the Democratic National Convention in July.