The next chair of the Democratic National Committee will not only have to solve the identity crisis consuming the Democratic Party, but will immediately be faced with an institution rife with workplace complaints and a deteriorating morale.
Some of the internal frustration is an outgrowth of last November’s election, with Democrats still shuffling blame for the loss. But it is also specific to the way the party has been run, especially over the last several months.
The DNC’s leadership is currently facing labor violation complaints regarding recently laid off employees, accusations that managers have issued retaliatory threats to those who have wanted to raise internal issues and divisions over who gets to have a voice in the party and who doesn’t, according to conversations with more than a dozen former and current DNC staff, former Harris campaign officials and party strategists.