Perez was a major player in rigging the nomination for [[Hillary Clinton]] as the party's nominee in [[2016 Presidential election]].<ref>http://observer.com/2017/02/dnc-chair-candidate-tom-perez-admits-democratic-primaries-rigged/ </ref> In early 2017, he was recruited by [[racist]] and [[Islamophobic]] elements of the party's leadership to challenge the frontrunner, Rep. [[Keith Ellison]], for the party's chairmanship. | Perez was a major player in rigging the nomination for [[Hillary Clinton]] as the party's nominee in [[2016 Presidential election]].<ref>http://observer.com/2017/02/dnc-chair-candidate-tom-perez-admits-democratic-primaries-rigged/ </ref> In early 2017, he was recruited by [[racist]] and [[Islamophobic]] elements of the party's leadership to challenge the frontrunner, Rep. [[Keith Ellison]], for the party's chairmanship. |