Swordsmyth
11-15-2018, 09:32 PM
The power struggle among House Democrats has gotten ugly quick, with one leading candidate for the third-ranking role accusing his detractors of using racially charged criticisms to thwart his bid for majority whip.
"Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina on Tuesday accused detractors of using racially-charged 'dog whistles' to undermine his bid for the No. 3 slot in House Democratic leadership," McClatchy's Emma Dumain (https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article221603770.html) reports. "Clyburn, the current assistant Democratic leader and highest ranking black lawmaker in Congress, told McClatchy race was being injected into the competition for House majority whip."
While Clyburn didn't name names, he did provide some more context and suggestions about the kinds of "dog whistling" taking place among his Democratic colleagues.
"I don’t know where it’s all coming from," he told McClatchy. "But someone came to me over the weekend and told me that (they heard), when I was whip before, I was a figurehead."
Such criticisms of the only black member of the Democratic leadership team, he suggested, was "the little dog whistles that have been floating around this side for a long time,” Clyburn said. "What do you mean, I was a figurehead? Nothing could be further from the truth."
Challenging Clyburn for majority whip, the congressman tasked with solidifying votes to promote the leadership's agenda, is Colorado's Rep. Diana DeGette, who served as chief deputy whip for 14 years. Her decision to oppose him surprised Democrats, who expected that Clyburn, who served as whip from 2007 to 2011, would run unopposed.
More at: https://www.dailywire.com/news/38328/democrat-infighting-over-house-power-positions-james-barrett
"Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina on Tuesday accused detractors of using racially-charged 'dog whistles' to undermine his bid for the No. 3 slot in House Democratic leadership," McClatchy's Emma Dumain (https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article221603770.html) reports. "Clyburn, the current assistant Democratic leader and highest ranking black lawmaker in Congress, told McClatchy race was being injected into the competition for House majority whip."
While Clyburn didn't name names, he did provide some more context and suggestions about the kinds of "dog whistling" taking place among his Democratic colleagues.
"I don’t know where it’s all coming from," he told McClatchy. "But someone came to me over the weekend and told me that (they heard), when I was whip before, I was a figurehead."
Such criticisms of the only black member of the Democratic leadership team, he suggested, was "the little dog whistles that have been floating around this side for a long time,” Clyburn said. "What do you mean, I was a figurehead? Nothing could be further from the truth."
Challenging Clyburn for majority whip, the congressman tasked with solidifying votes to promote the leadership's agenda, is Colorado's Rep. Diana DeGette, who served as chief deputy whip for 14 years. Her decision to oppose him surprised Democrats, who expected that Clyburn, who served as whip from 2007 to 2011, would run unopposed.
More at: https://www.dailywire.com/news/38328/democrat-infighting-over-house-power-positions-james-barrett