Tom Perez, Keith Ellison Hit The Road For Multi-State Tour
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez and Deputy Chairman Keith Ellison hit the road on Friday on a multi-state tour named the “Democratic turnaround tour.”
Perez and Ellison started their tour in Michigan and will continue on to New Jersey, Texas and Virginia. The trip is meant to help broaden the Democratic Party’s appeal during the Trump presidency.
The tour is also clearly a sign from party leadership about unity and fence mending after a bruising primary contest between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders and later the contentious race for DNC Chair.
According to Politico, Perez and Ellison “will meet with local party members to talk about the importance of local organization — a key point in both of their campaigns for the chairmanship. But they will also push for Democrats to convey a positive economic message to respond to Trump, not simply an anti-Trump one like the party’s prevailing push during the 2016 campaign.”
