CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Former interim DNC chair Donna Brazile's tell-all just confirms the obvious that many observers had already told-all during the campaign -- that the DNC was in the tank for Hillary Clinton, with its rigged finger on the scale for her over Bernie Sanders.

In her book, "Hacks: The inside story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns that put Donald Trump in the White House," Brazile details collusion between the DNC and the Clinton campaign long before she had the nomination wrapped up, to the detriment of the Sanders campaign.

Since excerpts of the book were published in Politico, Clinton staffers and establishment Democrats have taken to verbally hacking Brazile over "Hacks." As a sign she's feeling the party push back, Brazile, in book promotion interviews, is trying to walk back the conclusion that the Democratic primary was rigged. But her own book refutes her recantations.

Brazile wrote that upon becoming interim DNC chair she made an effort to search for any evidence that the DNC had rigged the system against Sanders. She had found none until she came across a financial agreement between the DNC and the Clinton campaign.

"I had tried to search out any other evidence of internal corruption that would show that the DNC was rigging the system to throw the primary to Hillary, but I could not find any in party affairs or among the staff. ...Then I found this agreement."

"The funding arrangement with HFA and the victory fund agreement was not illegal, but it sure looked unethical. If the fight had been fair, one campaign would not have control of the party before the voters had decided which one they wanted to lead. This was not a criminal act, but as I saw it, it compromised the party's integrity."

The written financial agreement "specified that in exchange for raising money and investing in the DNC, Hillary would control the party's finances, strategy, and all the money raised. Her campaign had the right of refusal of who would be the party communications director, and it would make final decisions on all the other staff. The DNC also was required to consult with the campaign about all other staffing, budgeting,data,analytics, and mailings," wrote Brazile.

According to Brazile, the Clinton campaign would also end up taking money from the Victory Fund that had been specifically donated for state races.

Considered replacing Clinton-Kaine with Biden-Booker.

Brazile disclosed that because of concerns over Clinton's health, she contemplated using DNC authority to replace the Clinton-Kaine ticket. She wrote that she had settled on a ticket of Vice President Joe Biden and Sen Corey Booker, if the change became necessary.

Brazile said the Clinton campaign was "anemic" and had the "the odor of failure."

"Debbie was not a good manager" wrote Brazile about DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Brazile, who was Vice Chair, claimed Wasserman-Schultz informed her and the staff of the DNC hacks only the day before The Washington Post reported it.

Clinton staff pens protest letter.

Clinton staffers and supporters signed an open letter disavowing Brazile's account. Those signing the letter included campaign chairman, John Podesta, campaign manager Robby Mook and communications director Jennifer Palmieri.

The letter was especially annoyed with the part about about Biden replacing an ill Hillary Clinton.

"We were shocked to learn the news that Donna Brazile actively considered overturning the will of the Democratic voters by attempting to replace Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine as the Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees. It is particularly troubling and puzzling that she would seemingly buy into false Russian-fueled propaganda, spread by both the Russians and our opponent, about our candidates health," the letter states.

Hillary Clinton collapsing as she was helped into her car after exiting a 9-11 memorial wasn't Russian propaganda. It actually happened and was caught on video. And the person who shot the video wasn't a Russian spy.

Feeling faint, Clinton left a NYC 9-11 memorial early. In the video, which I watched, frame by frame in slow motion, Clinton collapses and appears to be unconscious as she enters her car. She's seen being held up and pulled into the car by secret service agents.

The video is legit. First the campaign said she was suffering from allergies, then said she was dehydrated, then finally acknowledged she had been diagnosed with pneumonia. At the time, I posted a cartoon and column on the incident.

As DNC chair, Brazile was right to prepare a contingency plan,which DNC rules allow for. And her choice of Biden and Booker was good. That ticket would have stood a better chance of beating Trump than Clinton and Kaine did.

In the end, Brazile's tell-all really just tells what was obvious to people paying attention during the campaign- the DNC was planning a Clinton coronation, not a legit primary.

Wasserman Schultz had been the co-chair of Clinton's first presidential run. All three of Clinton's primary opponents were complaining early on about the DNC and the system being rigged.

When Biden was contemplating running, it was clear in every interview that Wasserman Schultz and Brazile gave on MSNBC and CNN that they really didn't want him to challenge Clinton.

The Clintonites are attacking Brazile now, but Brazile was ousted as a CNN analyst when it was revealed she leaked CNN debate questions to the Clinton campaign.

The Republicans didn't fair well in yesterdays elections, but they can take some solace the Democrats continue to show they lack an identity beyond their current Cleveland Browns-like dysfunction.