The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) went through a wide-ranging shake-up last week because its staff was too white.
The DCCC’s white executive director, Allison Jaslow, resigned on July 29 after the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus complained to chairwoman Cheri Bustos, a white congresswoman from Illinois, that the committee had too many whites in top positions. Six or seven staffers—including the director of diversity—got the boot, in what is being called the “Monday Night Massacre.” ...