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10 Nov, 6 tweets, 2 min read
SCOOP: Allies of DNC Chair Jaime Harrison are sounding the alarm about an internal party feud over whether he's being given the latitude he needs from his White House-installed lieutenants to succeed ahead of the 2022 and 2024 elections. ($) by @adamwren businessinsider.com/white-house-dn…
3 people close to Harrison point to frustrations about how much he's being looped in on staffing & operational decisions & say he's warring w/ other DNC officials over who controls the party's valuable voter data. They say Harrison hasn't got the leeway to be an effective chair.
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Party leaders told Insider they are concerned with what they describe as a simmering conflict between Harrison and top DNC aides approved by White House deputy chief of staff Jen O'Malley Dillon, the Biden admin's direct line to the party's official apparatus ahead of 2022.
The contention centers on Harrison's relationships w/ advisor Mary Beth Cahill & DNC exec dir Sam Cornale. "The staff decisions are being made by Sam and Mary Beth, and they're not consulting with Jaime on anything," per a source familiar w/ Harrison's frustration.
Lots more in this @adamwren story - check it out with a @thisisinsider subscription and get much more from across our entire newsroom. Sign up here: businessinsider.com/white-house-dn…

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