We are building a distributed Tech Team so most of our positions can be based wherever you happen to live.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and feel free to forward on to your contacts. I personally would prefer that you not forward to cisgender straight white males, since they’re already in the majority.
Thanks for taking the time,
Madeleine Leader
Democratic National Committee
Data Services Manager”
(The email was originally posted by The Daily Wire.)
Feedback from the American People
First and foremost, the above email engendered massive backlash. Many people expressed feelings of surprise while others cited the email as an example of discrimination. Conservatives, as a whole, echoed this thought. So far, Democratic officials have not condemned Leader.
Moreover, many right wingers and conservative media outlets noted Leader’s request as a reason Democrats lost last year’s election. The political Left has also taken heat for what many people view as racism. Conservatives have also stated that singling out white males is not the way to engender diversity.
