Washington Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez warns that democracy cannot be saved by bypassing it after criticizing party colleague’s allegedly tactical political move.
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Rep.MarieGluesenkampPerez,D-Wash.,calledoutherfellowDemocratsonMondayfor“subvertingdemocracy”withcynicalpoliticalmoves,warningonedoesnotsavedemocracybybypassingit.
GluesenkampPerezcausedpoliticalshockwavesonWednesdaybydemandingavotetocondemnRep.Jesús“Chuy”García,D-Ill.,forunexpectedly endinghisre-electionbid, whicheffectivelyclearedthewayforhischiefofstafftoruninhisplace.
CNNhostJakeTapperrecalledGluesenkampPerez’saccusationthatGarcia’smovewas“underminingtheprocessofafreeandfairelection,”notingthatitisrareforaDemocrattoturnagainstapartyallyinsuchaway.
GluesenkampPerezsaidthatshefelttheneedtospeakup.
DEMOCRATCIVILWARERUPTSAFTERMODERATEACCUSESPROGRESSIVEOFUNDERMINING‘FREEANDFAIRELECTIONS’
“BecauseIbelieveelection subversioniswrongnomatter who’sdoingit,”shes
