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You need to change the tone of the far too many texts and emails begging for $$. Your committee is now sounding quite pathetic. I’m embarrassed and concerned with what you’re doing and saying in all the damn contacts. Making horrible decisions — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:203:4200:4D60:D54F:499:98A9:2571 ( talk) 03:45, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
I question this redirect. The National Committees are not the same thing as the parties. -- Zoe
Really. Enlighten me, what is the difference? Hercus
On a related note, I think there should be something in this intro that actually defines what kind of organization the DNC is, legally. For example "a 501(c)X non-profit registered in State Y." I would add that but I can't find the info anywhere. RG ( talk) 02:42, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
I am sorry if facts make people uncomfortable, but historical facts cannot and will not be whitewashed. Whoever deleted this info from this page deleted it with no discussion or reason given. This is not acceptable. Please refrain from doing this in the future. I have added this page to my watchlist so this cannot happen again in the future. Thank you. -- Jayzel 18:35, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
The link to the supporting article reveals this:
While trying to retrieve the URL: http://atlanta.jewish.com/archives/2003/011703cs.htm
The following error was encountered:
Unable to determine IP address from host name for atlanta.jewish.com The dnsserver returned:
Server Failure: The name server was unable to process this query. This means that:
Paragraph will be deleted until this sourced and found to be true, however I dont know if I really see the relevance.
True or not, I don't understand what that has to do with anything Rotundo 05:46, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Well, I took this directly from the democratic party wikipedia page to add a little bit more information. I hope that doesnt violate any rules. If it does, we can take it out. However, I think it fits rather nicely and will work to expand it. SOMEone took out the page of controversies which I think was a good move. It was taking up most of the page and I dont think it was very encyclopedic. Maybe if the page gets fleshed out a bit more than we can put some of it back in. Until then I vote to keep it out. Jasper23 05:47, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Why not Christians or Hindus?
This information is completely unsourced and irrelevant. "Sources within the democratic party" is the authors opinion at best.The paper cited is an editorial in a weekly. The Jew text was lifted directly from this article without attribution and the second article you listed does not have modern reference to Jewish contributions to the Democratic party. I believe you are trying to cite the footnotes where it talks about Ford and Carter. Neither article has factual information to support your claim. Also, this will not go into the article until relevance is established. Text: Sources within the Democratic Party estimate that contributions from Jews make up 50 percent of the donations the party receives from individuals each election cycle. The party does not admit publicly that it tracks donations via religion or ethnicity. [1], [2] Jasper23 15:59, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
I dont think this article is long enough to have a controversy section such as this. How about a seperate (sic) article with this info...there seems to be enough relevant information to do that. I think this section is far too long and does not belong in this article especially considering the small size and lack of in-depth information on the DNC itself. So what do you think? Disagreement?
Here is the text:
In late September 1996, questions arose regarding the Democratic Party's fund-raising practices. In February of the following year, the People's Republic of China's alleged role in the controversy first gained public attention after Republican media figure Bob Woodward's Washington Post published a story stating that an investigation by the Democratic Party-controlled Department of Justice had discovered evidence that agents of China sought to direct contributions from foreign sources to the DNC before the 1996 presidential campaign. The paper wrote that intelligence information had shown the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. was used for coordinating contributions to the DNC [1] in violation of U.S. law forbidding non-American citizens from giving monetary donations to U.S. politicians and political parties. DNC fund-raisers John Huang, Charlie Trie, James Riady, and Johnny Chung, were convicted for fraud or for funneling Asian funds into the U.S. elections.
In 2002, the Federal Election Commission fined the Democratic National Committee $115,000 for its part in illegal fund-raising during the 1996 U.S. election campaigns. The FEC's general counsel recommended more severe penalties, but the three Democratic election commissioners on the committee blocked the recommendation on a 3-3 tie vote. [2]
Just notice that there is another article. Should we just have a link?
Jasper23 16:36, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, I didnt see you posted on the talk page. Please, lets keep it civil. I was just wondering if the page is too short for a controversy section. I dont know if thats a pathetic excuse or not. Please assume good faith. I really do think that this takes up too much of the article. This is already covered in-depth on the 1996 campaign scandal page.
Jasper23 01:26, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
This has been off the page for some time. I was also not the first one to remove it. I have asked for discussion for some time. By you saying "there is nothing to discuss" and calling my edits vandalism, I have a hard time trying to assume good faith in your edits. But I still do. I think that you just may be a little upset. Please be civil and I am sure that we can reach some sort of compromise. Thanks Jasper23 01:32, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Please, there is no need for name calling. Neither Derex or I, should be called ideologues or any such derogatory term. You dont even know us. I would ask you to be civil and stop with the needless namecalling and general disrespect that you have shown to me. I have done nothing to warrant such behavior and have not treated you in such a manner. Jasper23 02:45, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
As for an explanation, I believe that the shortness of the article and the length of the controversy section constitute a potentially nnpov wikipedia article. The DNC has been an organization since 1848 and the inclusion of a relatively long 1996 fundraising scandal section causes the article to lose its balance. If the article isnt balanced then it has a nnpov. This controversy already has a very long page on its own and it is my opinion that it should stay on its own page until this article is more fleshed out. Without a more complete article, the fundraising controversy throws off any balance the article could have. I would rather see a sterile article than a unbalanced and potentially nnpov article. What are your thoughts on the matter? Does anyone else have anything to add? Jasper23 05:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
As for your statement that I am placing a "relatively long 1996 fundraising scandal section" into this article: Hogwash. A short two sentence paragraph with a link to the main article is not a long section. Wikipedia rules clearly state we are to link relevant articles to eachother. As the DNC was fined for illegal fundraising and many of its fundraiser were convicted of crimes, this page is the most relevant page to link my article to. An article, by the way, that has FEATURED STATUS and has been showcased on Wikipedia's main page. I am putting the info back into the article where it belongs. I am not waiting months for some imaginary discussion to take place here. No one reads talk pages and the few that would actually stop by will be partisans. If you continue to delete factual, referenced history from this article I will report you to the moderators. Good day -- Jayzel 18:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
I would like to work out a solution that we can both agree on. I am not inflexible. But open discussion is necessary. Would you agree to wiki moderation to find an amicable solution? Jasper23 19:57, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Seriously, please check your tone. There is absolutely no REASON to talk to me like that. Why do you think we havent had a CONSTRUCTIVE conversation. Honestly, I am all for mediation and am willing to be flexible in what is included in the article. I have been the whole time. When you are openly hostile to someone without assuming good faith it reflects poorly upon yourself and your personal character. Jasper23 09:37, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
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Jayzel, this is an official administrator warning. I urgently request you to moderate your combative tone and desist with the personal attacks on this page. Please review Wikipedia's policy against personal attacks, WP:NPA. The essence of that policy is comment on content, not on the contributor. Feel free to criticize people's edits (civilly); don't criticize editors personally, and don't call names. Frankly, I hardly see a single post by you above that isn't unacceptably aggressive. To launch attacks like "pathetic excuse for censorship" as your very first response to a polite request for your opinion about removal of material poisons the climate of the page and makes collegial editing and consensus that much harder to achieve. Just don't do it. Bishonen | talk 01:57, 3 September 2006 (UTC).
Mediator: Addhoc. Involved Parties: Jayzel68 Jasper23
Would any other involved parties add their name to the list. Thanks, Addhoc 11:33, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
The main source for much of this article really ought to be the Charter and Bylaws of the Democratic Party [3]. I will work on adding material when I have the time. Sam 21:48, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Mc Cain skelton closet www.realchange.org/mccain.htm this will open some eyes
== Some facts ==
I'd love to get citations for those campaign finance numbers in the bottom - they conflict with the Press Release I cited to in the lead from the FEC, which shows lower amounts of funds raised in the 2001-02 cycle (and it may be we want to update for a later cycle anyways). Citations would also be useful on the history - e.g., 1866 date for DCCC (does anyone have a date for DSCC?). On DSCC and DCCC, I'm not sure it's right to say they are governed by the Caucus - I believe the current structure is ostensibly governed by the DNC, but in practice dominated by the Democratic Leadership, but haven't been able to quickly track this down. I've added some other citation needed tags as reminders for where we needs cites, and will try to track some of these down. Sam 22:43, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Stephen Mitchell, poet (born 1943) of Brooklyn and later CA is listed as the 1952-1955 DNC Chair. I suspect this was a different man. I'd add the new listing myself, but I'm a newbie and frankly don't know the protocol for creating a new listing for Stephen Mitchell, Chicago lawyer. -- Gene Ha
An editor added a section based on two references -- the first of which ( [4]) is original research, and the second of which ( [5]) says only that somebody using a computer at "Democrat HQ" edited the Rush Limbaugh article. In fact, as another report reveals, the computer used was at the DCCC, not the DNC. The DCCC spokesperson said it didn't condone the activities. See [6]. Given these facts, I can't see this as being important enough to include in the DCCC article, let alone the DNC article. I'm removing it. JamesMLane t c 14:16, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
why the hell would you spend 20 million dollars for another election it these states when the people have already voted, unlessyou are looking to change the results. Something smells.
dave —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.108.163.98 ( talk) 18:12, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Is the D in DNC Democratic or Democrat ? Seems like it should be Democrat since that is the name of the Party.
99.132.130.219 ( talk) 00:23, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
The name of the party is The Democratic Party, and DNC stands for Democratic National Committee. [8] Simon12 ( talk) 04:31, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
Can someone explain the doubling up of chairs between 1995 and 2001? Timrollpickering ( talk) 14:05, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Is this vandalism that was missed? What was this reference supposed to be? Khanaris ( talk) 20:23, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
One terrible run-on sentence, only one source and in the lead...though I think this should be included. I have no objections to this being moved or re-worded in any way, just would like to see it added to the article. If somebody can fix my run on sentence I would appreciate it. DegenFarang ( talk) 05:26, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Discovered an error in the chronology of DNC Chairmen in the 1910s which apparently was also listed wrongly on other websites (such as on World Statesmen and Rulers.org). William F. McCombs was listed as having served from 1912-14, but when I checked the NY Times Archives from the period, it stated he served until 1916. Homer Cummings didn't serve from 1914-16, but instead succeeding Vance McCormick, who served from 1916 until his resignation in early 1919. Cummings then was elected on February 26, 1919 as Chairman and served until his replacement by George White in July 1920. DJ Jones74 ( talk) 16:11, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
I noticed today that Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard had recently been elected Vice Chair. When I came here to update, I was a little irritated by most entries for the "Current DNC leadership" section obviously not being properly sourced. I was even more irritated when I went to the DNC website and could not find any centralized or even decentralized information about current Vice Chairs etc. Is there really no such thing as a centralized reference point for current DNC leadership positions? -- Widerborst ( talk) 15:35, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
THe DNC still has Tulsi Gabbard listed as a Vice Chair [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Librab103 ( talk • contribs) 21:13, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
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The chapter on the 2016 Wikileaks scandal, still very fresh at this time of writing, is filled with angry, incoherent and politically-motivated rambling. I'm making some basic, cosmetic changes but some more serious work will need to be done. Qc923nf ( talk) 06:26, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
++Please rightly remove the statements regarding there being evidence proving the Russian Government is behind the leaks, reference #'s 18, 20, 26, and 28. I have read all of the provided cited sources given for the claims of certainty regarding electronic trespass of US Government agency telecommunications infrastructure/devices and they neglect to provide any evidence to this; aside from the hearsay of the infinite echoing of speculation and conjecture by one, "Dmitri Alperovitch". The allegations he has claimed to proven are purely based on a handful of dynamic (meaning they are reassigned with each usage, rather than permanently owned and controlled by one individual/device) IOC and SHA256 addresses which he appears to have simply created fictional scenarios and associations. This ambiguous speculation exploits the media and the public's ignorance regarding complicated cloud-based cyber security forensics the fundamental operation of advanced network routing and address translation. Technically, anyone could use a simple proxy (or proxy-chain) or VPN to designate where the trespasses originated from. — Preceding
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There is no mention of former executive director Amy Dacey now. There should be a sentence saying she resigned in August 2016, but in what section? Thank you. 208.44.84.138 ( talk) 20:58, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Due to lack of verification in the cited sources and a Google News search, I have removed the sentence that states "On August 16, 2016 Seth Rich is mentioned in the filing in Philadelphia United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit case 16-3164". I also have to wonder if this isn't a back door to introducing extra sources about the murder of Seth Rich and the unproven conspiracy theories posited by Assange and the internet rumor mill. This all that the sources cover. And of course, Reddit is not a reliable source because it is user generated content and is unreliable. So in the future please do not use this. Even the Reddit source doesn't mention the above factoid. Steve Quinn ( talk) 16:22, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
After Mr. O'Keefe released several videos uncovering different persons working for the DNC using tactics to incite violence and provoke reactions at Trump rallies, I believe these are worthy of being included in the article. Beatitudinem ( talk) 23:46, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/31/media/donna-brazile-cnn-resignation/index.html
74.98.32.53 ( talk) 23:36, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
The DNC hack section currently states:
> Critics claimed that the Committee favored the contender and 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton and acted in support of her nomination.
This is unnecessarily bland and unpassionate. Consider this from [2016_Democratic_National_Committee_email_leak]:
> On July 24, 2016, Sanders urged Wasserman Schultz to resign following the leak and stated that he was "disappointed" by the leak ... Later the same day, Wasserman Schultz resigned from her position as DNC Chairman .... On the following day, the DNC apologized to Bernie Sanders, his supporters, and the Democratic Party "for inexcusable remarks made over email."
If 1. a complaint is made of an entity, 2. then the entity makes corrective action, 3. and then the entity apologizes regarding the complaint; then I would consider this to be a validation of the complaint. Therefore a more specific and correct statement in this summary article would be:
> The Committee favored the contender and 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton and acted in support of her nomination.
Full Decent ( talk) 15:17, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
These are basic questions that an encyclopedia article should answer. How are all the members of the DNC chosen? E.g., if there are 447 members who can vote for the Chair, how are these 447 chosen? Who are they, currently? If each state sends its chair and vice-chair, that accounts for only 100 members. How were the others chosen, and who are they? This information is sorely needed for this article. Benefac ( talk) 21:42, 25 February 2017 (UTC)
As no major news outlets or other sources widely regarded as credible sources outside of the involved parties have been covering the mater, the only documents currently available to the public regarding the class action lawsuit are the court documents themselves. At some point in the future, if or when further hearings are held and more information is made available, a sub-section under controversies will be made to objectively communicate the facts of the case.-- 216.18.241.51 ( talk) 20:07, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
On June 28, 2016 a class action fraud and consumer lawsuit was filed against the DNC and former chair person Debbie Wasserman Schultz seeking punitive damages for counts of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unlawful trade practices, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence. [1] The defendants have made several motions to dismiss the case since served and as of a hearing on April 25, 2017 the litigants are waiting for a court order stating whether or not the case will be brought to trial.
The page had the above information removed by User Prolog with no valid reason given for the removal of relevant factual information and the page was then locked. Detailed reasons and explanations should be given for the removal of entire sections or subsections.-- 216.18.241.51 ( talk) 04:20, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
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