- Female member of the Democratic Party's controlling body spoke to Daily Mail Online in Las Vegas following Tuesday's primary debate
- She rattled off a list of women at the top of the party hierarchy and said two vice chairs helped craft a decision this summer to favor Clinton
- The committeewoman warned her party could promote Hillary 'because she's a woman, and risk having her implode after she's nominated'
- The Democratic National Committee insisted that it 'runs an impartial primary process, period'
- But it has sanctioned just six debates this time around; Democratic presidential candidates had to survive 27 of them in 2007-08
- DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz campaigned for Hillary in 2008 when she last ran for the presidency
- See our full coverage of Hillary Clinton and her presidential bid.
The Democratic National Committee is 'clearing a path' for Hillary Clinton to be its presidential nominee because its upper power echelons are populated with women, according to a female committee member who was in Las Vegas for Tuesday's primary debate.
Speaking on the condition that she isn't identified, she told Daily Mail Online that the party is in the tank for Clinton, and the women who run the organization decided it 'early on.'
The committeewoman is supporting one of Hillary's rivals for the Democratic nomination, and said she spoke freely because she believes the former Secretary of State is benefiting from unfair favoritism inside the party.
Clinton aims to be the first female to occupy the Oval Office, and 'the party's female leaders really want to make a woman the next president,' the committeewoman said, rattling off a list of the women who she said are the 'real power' in the organization.
'I haven't heard anyone say we should make Hillary undergo a trial by fire,' she added. 'To the contrary, the women in charge seem eager, more and more, to have her skate into the general [election].'
'I have nothing against women in politics,' she underscored. 'But it's not healthy for the party if we get behind a woman because she's a woman, and risk having her implode after she's nominated because she isn't tested enough now.'
'WOMEN IN CHARGE': Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Waserman Schultz (center), along with vice chairs Donna Brazile (left) and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (right), are part of a female cabal dead set on putting a woman in the White House, according to a DNC committeewoman
'IMPARTIAL'? The DNC insists its primary process doesn't play favorites, but an abbreviated debate schedule appears ideal for former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's chances
POWER PLAYERS: If top DNC women like convention chief executive Rev. Leah Daughtry (left), vice chair Maria Elena Durazo (center) and CEO Amy Dacey (right) want to give Hillary a leg up for the sake of political sisterhood, they're perfectly positioned to do it
Five of out the nine elected leaders of the DNC are women, including chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz – a Florida congresswoman – and a majority of the vice chairs.
Before Wasserman Schultz assumed her post at the DNC, she eagerly campaigned for Clinton during the then-New York senator's 2008 presidential run.
DNC national press secretary Holly Shulman told Daily Mail Online flatly: 'The DNC runs an impartial primary process, period.'
In 2007 and 2008 the Democratic Party's presidential primary candidates endured a grueling schedule of 27 debates. Hillary Clinton was the only candidate to participate in all of them, and lost the nomination to then-Illinois senator Barack Obama.
This time around, the DNC has sanctioned just six such events. Offering more might have the effect of giving an indecisive Vice President Joe Biden a broader opportunity to jump into the race, saddling Clinton with a formidable challenger.
Shulman pointed out that in addition to the six sanctioned Democratic presidential debates, there will be four 'outside' forums where the entire field is expected to deliver remarks – individually, as opposed to head-to-head.
Those include two in Iowa, and one each in New Hampshire and South Carolina.
'Our debate in Nevada and our upcoming debates and forums will showcase all of our candidates' visions to move America forward,' Shulman maintained.
'There’s a lot at stake. The last time a Republican left office our economy was losing 750,000 jobs a month, countless homes were being foreclosed and too many families were being devastated.
'These debates and forums are an opportunity for our candidates to introduce themselves and their vision to build on where we are now after 67 straight months of job growth.'
The Democratic National Committee itself includes 448 members, 75 of whom are nominated by the chairwoman. State party committee chairs and vice-chairs are automatically members; Democrats in all 50 states and every U.S. territory elect 200 more.
Clinton campaign spokesman Nick Merrill declined comment during a post-debate campaign swing in Las Vegas. Dailymail
