ATLANTA - Jaime Harrison, chairman of the South Carolina Democratic
Party, dropped out of the race for Democratic National Committee
chairman to endorse front-runner Tom Perez Thursday, potentially putting
victory within the former labor secretary's reach.
Harrison announced his move on MSNBC and in an email to DNC members.
"Tom and I have dedicated our careers to helping
people through public service," Harrison said in the email. "With so
much at stake, our next Chair will lead the fight of a generation. We
must all fight side by side. I'm standing by Tom Perez's side, and I
hope you will join me in doing the same."
Harrison was said to have had the third largest
number of votes committed to him in a crowded field of eight candidates,
and he could bring as many as 20 votes into Perez' column, according to
a source familiar with the situation.
That might be enough to put Perez over the top
on the first round of voting Saturday in his struggle against his
closest rival, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison.
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Source: NBC News
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