Democrats Purge White Party Staffers Due to Alleged 'Lack of Diversity'

Loyal Democrat Staffer Forced To Resign For The Crime Of Being White.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has begun purging white staffers en masse after complaints were made about a "lack of racial diversity within the organization."

From Reuters:

The congresswoman who heads the campaign arm for U.S. House of Representatives Democrats has acknowledged mistakes after lawmakers complained about a lack of racial diversity within the organization, and she named a Cuban-American as interim executive director as part of a major staff shakeup.

The announcement by Representative Cheri Bustos late on Monday followed several days of turmoil at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), a controversy that has sidetracked the organization as it seeks to expand the party’s majority in the House in the 2020 election.

"Cuban-American" DCCC interim executive director Cheri BustosLawmakers who are members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus have had multiple conversations with Bustos in recent months “to address concerns about diversity at the DCCC,” Alma Acosta, executive director of the caucus, said on Tuesday.

Congressional Hispanic Caucus executive director Alma AcostaPolitico reported last week that black and Hispanic lawmakers had complained that the DCCC was not recruiting or retaining non-white staffers in top positions.

“Today has been a sobering day filled with tough conversations that too often we avoid, but I can say confidently that we are taking the first steps toward putting the DCCC back on path to protect and expand our majority, with a staff that truly reflects the diversity of our Democratic caucus and our party,” Bustos, who is white, said in a statement.

Allison Jaslow [pictured above], an Iraq war veteran and long-time Bustos ally, resigned as DCCC executive director on Monday. Five other senior staffers also left, including communications director Jared Smith, another...

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