Buckley, a vice-chairman of the DNC who led one of the most successful state parties in a 2016 election cycle that was mostly dark for Democrats, ensured the room knew his record while at the same time getting some distance from the unpopular current committee leadership.“

The DNC has got a lot of work to do. We’ve got to restore some public trust,” he said, pledging to take power away from the chair and hand it to party officers and executive committee members — such as giving the latter a say in the presidential debate schedule.

Dean’s drop-out reshapes DNC chair fight – POLITICO

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