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Former Attorney General Eric Holder endorses Tom Perez for DNC chair, (Original Post) Gothmog Feb 2017 OP
I just received this e-mail from Eric Holder Gothmog Feb 2017 #1

Gothmog

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1. I just received this e-mail from Eric Holder
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 08:52 PM
Feb 2017

I agree with AG Holder on Tom Perez

Friend,

As we’ve seen since the inauguration, there is much at stake for our nation, our democracy, and our party. We need a DNC chair who is both a proven fighter and a proven uniter. Tom Perez is that person.

Tom doesn’t only know how to take on big fights -- he also knows how to win them. He led the effort against former Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona on immigration issues, stopped discriminatory voter ID laws, and successfully took on Wall Street in the aftermath of the foreclosure crisis.

I have seen Tom fight hard for what he believes in firsthand. He was an indispensable part of my team at the Department of Justice. It was not simply what he accomplished, but how he accomplished it that was impressive.

He turned around the civil rights division by building an inclusive team, creating partnerships inside and outside the Department, and empowering everyone with whom he worked. As Tom likes to say, rebuilding the DNC is a turnaround job, and I believe he is the perfect person to tackle it.

I have great respect for all of the candidates running for DNC chair, but we are waging an epic battle for the heart and soul of our nation. I strongly believe that Tom Perez is the progressive fighter and change agent we need to lead the Democratic Party and rebuild the party infrastructure in our states.

I’m confident Tom is up to the tasks that will confront the next DNC chair, and I endorse him with great enthusiasm.

Eric Holder
Former Attorney General

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