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Democratic activist
Candidate in election for new chairman of California Democratic.
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Kimberly Ellis
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FROM Kimberly Ellis
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Kimberly Ellis still won't concede the race for California Democratic Party Chair Kimberly Ellis narrowly lost the election for California Democratic Party chair almost a month ago. She will not concede. Ellis is calling for an independent audit of that vote, but the party has refused.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Kimberly Ellis keeps fighting to lead California Democratic Party Kimberly Ellis lost a tight race against political veteran Eric Bauman to be chair of the California Democratic Party. She’s calling for an audit of the votes. She discusses her concerns around the integrity of the election, what she’ll do if she still doesn’t win after the audit, and the differences between her and Bauman.
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