House Democrats are rushing to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's (D-Fla.) defense, following an exclusive report in The Hill that some Democrats worry the embattled head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has become too divisive to unify the party ahead of November's elections.

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"Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz has the respect of her colleagues for her efforts and her leadership to unify the party and to win the election in November," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday during a briefing with reporters, paraphrasing a statement she'd issued a day earlier.

Rep. Xavier Becerra Xavier BecerraOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Trump casts doubt on climate change science during briefing on wildfires | Biden attacks Trump's climate record amid Western wildfires, lays out his plan | 20 states sue EPA over methane emissions standards rollback 20 states sue EPA over methane emissions standards rollback Investigation underway after bags of mail found dumped in Los Angeles-area parking lot MORE (Calif.), head of the House Democratic Caucus, delivered a similar message, saying Wasserman Schultz has "done phenomenal work" at "a tough job."

"When you have different candidates, you're going to have different factions," Becerra said, referring to the divisions between supporters of presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE and Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersNYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' Two GOP governors urge Republicans to hold off on Supreme Court nominee Sanders knocks McConnell: He's going against Ginsburg's 'dying wishes' MORE (I-Vt.).

"I don't think there's any question that, come November, we will come together as a party, and … many of us believe it'll be Sec. Clinton as our leader for the party and Debbie Wasserman Schultz as our chair of the DNC."

Controversy has surrounded Wasserman Schultz's role atop the DNC since the earliest stages of the primary season. The Florida Democrat had been a staunch supporter of Clinton in the 2008 presidential race, raising immediate questions from the other candidates about her impartiality in this year's contest. The DNC only fueled those criticisms when it scheduled only six primary debates –– roughly a quarter of the 2008 figure and half the number available to the Republican candidates this cycle.

One of the Democratic contenders, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, had taken the remarkable step of picketing the DNC building in protest of the debate schedule. And Sanders this year sued the DNC for briefly blocking his campaign's access to shared voter data –– a step the party took after news broke that a Sanders aide had accessed separate data owned by Clinton's campaign. (The aide was fired).

Those divisions persists, and on Wednesday, Sanders's campaign manager suggested Wasserman Schultz should be replaced with a more unifying figure.

"Someone else could play a more positive role," Jeff Weaver told CNN.

Some Senate Democrats, meanwhile, have been meeting privately to discuss a strategy for removing Wasserman Schultz

“There have been a lot of meetings over the past 48 hours about what color plate do we deliver Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s head on,” one Democratic senator, a Clinton supporter, told The Hill this week.

But Wasserman Schultz's Democratic colleagues in the House have different ideas.

Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), head of the Black Caucus's campaign arm, said Wasserman Schultz "has done a great job in a difficult scenario."

"Debbie never changed any rules or anything of that nature," Meeks said Wednesday.

And Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) emphasized that similar Democratic divisions eight years ago did nothing to prevent the party from winning the White House after the tough-fought primary was over.

"At this point in the campaign in 2008, 40 percent of Hillary Clinton supporters indicated that they would, under no circumstances, back Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina Majority of voters say Trump should not nominate a Supreme Court justice: poll MORE," Jeffries said. "In 2008, Democrats came together to defeat John McCain John Sidney McCainMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day McConnell urges GOP senators to 'keep your powder dry' on Supreme Court vacancy McSally says current Senate should vote on Trump nominee MORE. It's certainly the case that in 2016 we're going to come together to defeat Donald Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE."

Pelosi said the emphasis on "personalities" is misguided. She urged the critics to shift their aim toward the Democrats' super-delegate system –– an approach she has condemned for decades as unfair and undemocratic.

"I'm not going to get involved in conversations about personality. I told you that Debbie Wasserman Schultz has the respect of her colleagues in the House for her hard work to unify into win the elections. The Democratic National Committee and the nominee of the party decide who will be the next chairman of the party," she said.