In his reaction to the Democratic party’s newly-released autopsy report Tuesday, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus concluded that Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, “will inherit an insolvent party.”
The 19-page report, spearheaded by outgoing Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, details Democrats’ losses in state and federal elections since 2008 — 13 seats lost in the Senate, 69 in the House, 12 lost governors races and over 900 Democrats unseated in state legislatures — and provides a plan of action for the presidential and congressional elections in 2016.
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“The direction President Obama has set the Democrat Party on has led to historic defeats across the country, and nothing in this thin, 5-month-late report suggests a meaningful course correction,” Priebus said in a statement.
“In 2014, and again in 2015, the American people rejected the Democrat Party’s weak foreign policy, reckless spending, and failed big government experiments like Obamacare, but all they are offering voters in 2016 is more of the same,” he added.
Priebus previously claimed that Vice President Joe Biden would have been a tougher opponent than Clinton for the GOP to face in 2016. Now that Biden has decided to forego launching a White House bid, the RNC chairman says Clinton is the candidate likely to be left with a party in disarray.
“Once Hillary Clinton’s coronation is complete, she will inherit an insolvent party that has been completely hollowed out and lacks a credible path back from the wilderness,” Priebus said.
The DNC’s latest fundraising report, submitted to the Federal Election Commission in October, showed the organization facing a $1.2 million deficit. According to the report, the DNC owes $6.7 million in debt, but only has $5.5 million cash on hand.
“While the DNC has set itself up for more failure at the ballot box, I am proud of the work we have done transforming the Republican Party into a data-driven, year-round presence in communities across the country,” Priebus said Tuesday.
He added, “Our historic victories, record fundraising, and improved performance with key voting blocs shows we’re on the right path to growing our party and putting a Republican back in the White House in 2016.”
