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The Democrats won the popular vote for President in 2016 by 2.7 million votes.<ref>although, contrary to [[liberal denial]], over 800,000 illegal immigrants likely voted. Lucas, Fred, "[http://dailysignal.com/2016/11/28/more-than-800000-noncitizens-could-have-voted-in-2016-election-experts-say/ More Than 800,000 Noncitizens May Have Voted in 2016 Election, Expert Says]," ''The Daily Signal''. O'Reilly, Bill (November 29, 2016). [https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2016/11/29/bill-oreilly-amazing-amount-confusion-over-illegal-aliens-voting/ Bill O'Reilly: Amazing amount of confusion over illegal aliens voting]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 2016. Scarborough, Rowan (January 26, 2017). [http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/26/hillary-clinton-received-800000-votes-from-nonciti/ Trump argument bolstered: Clinton could have received 800,000 votes from noncitizens, study finds]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 27, 2017; and Republican candidates received 49.13% of the nationwide total votes cast for House races in 2016 and won 55.4% of U.S. House seats.{{cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2016|title=United States House of Representatives elections, 2016|accessdate=}}</ref>  Dr. Robert Epstein of the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology testified before Congress in 2019 that [[Google]] [[bias]] and meddling had shifted "between 2.6 million and up to 10.4 million votes" to Hillary Clinton.<ref>https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/08/psychologist-google-generated-at-least-2-6-million-votes-for-hillary.php</ref> While Clinton won the three most economically affluent states of New York, California, and Massachusetts by 7 million votes, she lost the other 47 states by a combined 4 million votes.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdpubsPLCMo</ref>  Republicans carried the [[Electoral College]] with 306 electors and maintained control of the House and Senate in the 115th Congress.

The Democrats won the popular vote for President in 2016 by 2.7 million votes.<ref>although, contrary to [[liberal denial]], over 800,000 illegal immigrants likely voted. Lucas, Fred, "[http://dailysignal.com/2016/11/28/more-than-800000-noncitizens-could-have-voted-in-2016-election-experts-say/ More Than 800,000 Noncitizens May Have Voted in 2016 Election, Expert Says]," ''The Daily Signal''. O'Reilly, Bill (November 29, 2016). [https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2016/11/29/bill-oreilly-amazing-amount-confusion-over-illegal-aliens-voting/ Bill O'Reilly: Amazing amount of confusion over illegal aliens voting]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 2016. Scarborough, Rowan (January 26, 2017). [http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/26/hillary-clinton-received-800000-votes-from-nonciti/ Trump argument bolstered: Clinton could have received 800,000 votes from noncitizens, study finds]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 27, 2017; and Republican candidates received 49.13% of the nationwide total votes cast for House races in 2016 and won 55.4% of U.S. House seats.{{cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2016|title=United States House of Representatives elections, 2016|accessdate=}}</ref>  Dr. Robert Epstein of the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology testified before Congress in 2019 that [[Google]] [[bias]] and meddling had shifted "between 2.6 million and up to 10.4 million votes" to Hillary Clinton.<ref>https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/08/psychologist-google-generated-at-least-2-6-million-votes-for-hillary.php</ref> While Clinton won the three most economically affluent states of New York, California, and Massachusetts by 7 million votes, she lost the other 47 states by a combined 4 million votes.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdpubsPLCMo</ref>  Republicans carried the [[Electoral College]] with 306 electors and maintained control of the House and Senate in the 115th Congress.

Typically the party's top fundraiser is elected party chairman. In 2017, Rep. [[Keith Ellison]] held the distinction.  Symone Sanders, Bernie Sanders former press secretary said, "We don't need white people leading the Democratic party."<ref>https://youtu.be/I1rslAgK8uM</ref>  Ellison was endorsed by Senators [[Bernie Sanders]],<ref>https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/02/keith-ellison-democratic-national-committee-chair/</ref> [[Chuck Schumer]],<ref>"DetrowEllisonTape"</ref> [[Harry Reid]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 13, 2016|last=Strauss |first=Daniel |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/harry-reid-keith-ellison-231297|title=Reid endorses Ellison for DNC chairman|newspaper=POLITICO|access-date=}}</ref> [[Elizabeth Warren]], [[Martin Heinrich]], Representatives [[John Lewis]], [[Luis Gutierrez]], [[Tulsi Gabbard]], the [[AFL-CIO]], among many others.<ref>{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Strauss|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/keith-ellison-dnc-endorsements-232420|title=Ellison adds more congressional endorsements in DNC bid|website=[[Politico]]|date=December 9, 2016|access-date=}}</ref> However, the prospect of an African-American [[Muslim]] leading the party frightened off the party's [[intolerant]]  establishment, and [[Tom Perez]] was considered a suitable replacement.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/samharris/comments/77k5v4/dnc_hides_behind_identity_politics_while_purging/ DNC hides behind identity politics while purging Progressives from DNC Executive Committee]</ref> A special position which had never existed before, Deputy Chair, was created for Ellison.

Typically the party's top fundraiser is elected party chairman. In 2017, Rep. [[Keith Ellison]] held the distinction.  Symone Sanders, Bernie Sanders former press secretary said, "We don't need white people leading the Democratic party."<ref>https://youtu.be/I1rslAgK8uM</ref>  Ellison was endorsed by Senators [[Bernie Sanders]],<ref>https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/02/keith-ellison-democratic-national-committee-chair/</ref> [[Chuck Schumer]],<ref>"DetrowEllisonTape"</ref> [[Harry Reid]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 13, 2016|last=Strauss |first=Daniel |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/harry-reid-keith-ellison-231297|title=Reid endorses Ellison for DNC chairman|newspaper=POLITICO|access-date=}}</ref> [[Elizabeth Warren]], [[Martin Heinrich]], Representatives [[John Lewis]], [[Luis Gutierrez]], [[Tulsi Gabbard]], the [[AFL-CIO]], among many others.<ref>{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Strauss|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/keith-ellison-dnc-endorsements-232420|title=Ellison adds more congressional endorsements in DNC bid|website=[[Politico]]|date=December 9, 2016|access-date=}}</ref> However, the prospect of an African-American [[Muslim]] leading the party frightened off the party's [[intolerant]]  establishment, and [[Tom Perez]] was considered a suitable replacement.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/samharris/comments/77k5v4/dnc_hides_behind_identity_politics_while_purging/ DNC hides behind identity politics while purging Progressives from DNC Executive Committee]</ref> A special position which had never existed before, Deputy Chair, and Ellison was relegated to the back of the bus.

A [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC) official leading a new multimillion-dollar outreach to connect with “people of color and younger Americans” had thousands of [[homophobic]] and racially insensitive postings on Twitter.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/just-promoted-dccc-official-has-history-of-homophobic-racist-comments/</ref>  The first person to lose their job after anti-homosexual social media posts sent was its executive director, a white female lesbian combat veteran,<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/gay-female-combat-veteran-loses-job-after-dccc-staffers-anti-gay-tweets/</ref>  however the staffer, an African American, who sent the anti-homosexual tweets remained employed. Two members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, [[Vicente Gonzalez]] (D., Texas) and [[Filemon Vela]] (D., Texas) demanded a "person of color" be made executive director. The two made the demand after learning that Rep. [[Cheri Bustos]] (D., Ill.) had lied to them about removing the staffer who sent the anti-homosexual tweets from a top Minority Outreach post.  The DCCC did however, out of racist motivation, force six of their top staff to resign because they were white.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/democrats-just-purged-white-party-staffers-and-its-a-bigger-deal-than-anyone-wants-to-admit</ref>  Gonzalez and Vela complained of a "lack of diversity," and the six senior executives were fired because of their skin color in what was dubbed the "Monday Night Massacre."  [[Justice Democrats]], The political action committee that facilitated the rise of "[[the Squad]]" launched a set of Facebook ads fundraising off the diversity fiasco.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/pac-for-the-squad-launches-facebook-ads-hitting-dccc-over-diversity-fiasco/</ref>  [[Cenk Uygur]] of the ''[[The Young Turks]]'' also condemned the racism of the DCCC.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoaNPE78RrM</ref>   

A [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC) official leading a new multimillion-dollar outreach to connect with “people of color and younger Americans” had thousands of [[homophobic]] and racially insensitive postings on Twitter.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/just-promoted-dccc-official-has-history-of-homophobic-racist-comments/</ref>  The first person to lose their job after anti-homosexual social media posts sent was its executive director, a white female lesbian combat veteran,<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/gay-female-combat-veteran-loses-job-after-dccc-staffers-anti-gay-tweets/</ref>  however the staffer, an African American, who sent the anti-homosexual tweets remained employed. Two members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, [[Vicente Gonzalez]] (D., Texas) and [[Filemon Vela]] (D., Texas) demanded a "person of color" be made executive director. The two made the demand after learning that Rep. [[Cheri Bustos]] (D., Ill.) had lied to them about removing the staffer who sent the anti-homosexual tweets from a top Minority Outreach post.  The DCCC did however, out of racist motivation, force six of their top staff to resign because they were white.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/democrats-just-purged-white-party-staffers-and-its-a-bigger-deal-than-anyone-wants-to-admit</ref>  Gonzalez and Vela complained of a "lack of diversity," and the six senior executives were fired because of their skin color in what was dubbed the "Monday Night Massacre."  [[Justice Democrats]], The political action committee that facilitated the rise of "[[the Squad]]" launched a set of Facebook ads fundraising off the diversity fiasco.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/pac-for-the-squad-launches-facebook-ads-hitting-dccc-over-diversity-fiasco/</ref>  [[Cenk Uygur]] of the ''[[The Young Turks]]'' also condemned the racism of the DCCC.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoaNPE78RrM</ref>