Democratic Party chairman abruptly fires executive director – News & Observer

In a controversial move, the chairman of the beleaguered N.C. Democratic Party on Sunday fired his executive director.

Executive Director Robert Dempsey’s abrupt ouster is the latest drama to hobble a party plagued by problems in recent years.

Chairman Randy Voller acknowledged through a party attorney that he fired Dempsey roughly eight months after picking him for the job. Attorney David Harris declined to give a reason for the firing.

“There’s really nothing more to say because it’s a personnel matter,” Harris said Sunday evening. (Source: Read more)