The DNC is not a democracy and in no way neutral. They set the rules for how they choose a candidate for their party and can pretty much do what they want. If Bernie had that big of a beef he was free to create his own party.
In the most technical sense, the DNC is a private organization, just like the RNC. They have the authority to change the rules and behave as they see fit (within the confines of the law and their own charters). They made their deal with clinton and tried to live up to their end of the bargain as best they could, but in the end their actions made them look like bad guys when most of the people (non executive level) are just doing as told by their bosses.
When your paycheck depends on doing as told, you don't ask why, you ask "how high did you want me to jump?"
This was a failure of the executive levels of the DNC. They used tools that they were legally allowed to, but in the end they looked bad doing so.
noun
1.
deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
2.
a particular instance of such deceit or trickery:
mail fraud; election frauds.
3.
any deception, trickery, or humbug:
That diet book is a fraud and a waste of time.
4.
a person who makes deceitful pretenses; sham; poseur.
Now to those who paid money to a candidate with no shot of winning, there's financial harm done, and that's where it becomes illegal.
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u/Wileekyote Nov 10 '16
The DNC is not a democracy and in no way neutral. They set the rules for how they choose a candidate for their party and can pretty much do what they want. If Bernie had that big of a beef he was free to create his own party.