Priebus, Wasserman Schultz CNN Interview Melts Down Into Yelling Match

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz agree on one thing: They both think their parties will take control of the Senate come Nov. 4.

But for the second week in a row, the pair ended up in a nationally televised Sunday morning argument on how that race will go — and round two of their ongoing battle ended up in a yelling match on CNN's "State of the Union," leaving host Candy Crowley trying to play referee between the battling leaders.

At first, Wasserman Schultz and Priebus were civil with each other. Priebus stated his position that next week's election is a referendum on President Barack Obama's agenda items, policies, and controversies.

"I think ultimately what this election has got do with bad management, mismanagement, the lack of management, managers that can't manage and the president's at the head of all of this," Priebus said, in response to one of Crowley's questions.

Wasserman Schultz rebutted his point, saying that the election is not about Obama, but instead about "making sure that we elect a Congress that will focus on the priorities that people care about the most."

But as the names of candidates started coming up, the dueling duo's voices also began to rise, until they were shouting their arguments over each other, from their respective remote locations, as Crowley sat in the studio, trying to bring the arguments under control.

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Among their arguments, Priebus accused Democrats of supporting candidates who have no integrity, including backing Republican-turned Independent-turned Democrat Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, who he pointed out has accepted money from Florida strip-club operators, but who has refused to return the money.

His accusation was made in reference to a report airing on CBS Miami's "Facing South Florida," Sunday, in which Crist said he would not return some $90,000 he got from the clubs, reports Breitbart.

Meanwhile, Wasserman-Schultz complained that Republican priorities are "misplaced," including House Republicans' decision to file a lawsuit against the president this year.

She also accused Republican candidates of backing a tea party agenda that, among other things, threatens the rights of women.

Just a week ago, the competing chairmen fought on "Fox News Sunday,"  although not to the same heated point the arguments reached on CNN Sunday.


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