Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) may be headlining the so-called Democratic Unity tour, which kicked off last week, but the DNC chair has found some rather cold receptions received a rude welcome at the DNC’s “Come Together Fight Back” tour stop in Portland, Maine.
At 7 a.m. last Thursday, Tom Perez found himself sprinting through Reagan National Airport, dripping sweat, with no ticket in hand, determined to plead his case to a skeptical flight agent, re-open the boarding door, and take his seat. From Baltimore to Salt Lake City, where he was due to rejoin Bernie Sanders for the final stretch of their week-long tour an early effort by Perez as the new chair of the Democratic National Committee to bridge a divided party and bring alienated progressives back into the fold of institutional politics.
The Socialist crowd cheered loudly for Bernie But when Tom Perez was mentioned they crowd booed loudly. So he made his way home to Takoma Park, got in his car, and re-routed to Reagan National for a 7:15 a.m. nonstop. “I don’t even remember where I parked,” he laughed. In Perez's telling, it wasn't too different from most days on the job as chair.
Concerning his communications skills, Perez has come under criticism by the news media for his coarse language. During CBS’s Face The Nation, host John Dickerson took the DNC chair to task for his language on the rally circuit, noting that it’s coming off as calculated and devoid of substance at a time when the Democratic Party desperately needs a message.
Perez, the 55-year-old former civil rights lawyer and labor secretary, is now two months into the job. Perez beat out Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison a left-wing Bernie Sanders ally in February to become the third DNC chair in the last year.
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