Ten Sanders delegates will each briefly highlight an important position on a key issue of the political revolution which they do not feel the presumptive candidate or the Democratic Party establishment has truly embraced.
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DNC Chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., speaks during a Florida delegation breakfast, Monday, July 25, 2016, in Philadelphia, during the first day of the Democratic National Convention.
Still, Sanders made no effort to vouch for Clinton. Republican nominee Donald Trump is “a bully and demagogue”, he said, who must not win the White House.
In the end, though, the emails written by Debbie Wasserman Schultz – long reviled by Sanders and his supporters – were the ones that caught the most attention. “And I intend to do everything I can to see that he is defeated”.
Two days earlier, leaked emails show the DNC solicited advice from a Clinton campaign lawyer about how to respond to a Sanders campaign attack accusing Clinton of using funds raised for the DNC for her own campaign.
Clinton made her an “honorary” chair of her presidential campaign.
On Sunday, Sanders and his supporters finally got what they’d demanded for a while: Wasserman Schultz’s removal as head of the Democratic National Committee, effective upon the conclusion of the Philadelphia convention. “It became a melee in front of the podium”.
Wasserman Schultz was already expected to have a reduced speaking role at the DNC in the wake of the criticism and distrust from supporters of the Vermont senator, and the email leaks forced her hand to announce her resignation. “Thank you so much; thank you!” she said, as the booing continued. “Instead of dousing the embers, they’re throwing gasoline”. Nancy Pelosi and Mike Honda.
When we spoke with Shearer at the rally in Eureka he informed us that he would be streaming live video from the floor of the convention on his Facebook page.
Really, Clinton has done a lot to try to avoid a party crack-up and bring Sanders’ supporters to her side (though this has made her an even worse candidate to libertarians).
“I had to boo”, said Anita Lynch, a Colorado delegate.
Sanders delegates are cheering wildly. Tim Kaine, Clinton’s newly selected running mate, will also deliver a prime-time address. “Hold you’re nose and vote for Hillary – and hold her feet to the fire”.
The drama all started Friday, when Wikileaks – the platform that’s previously published leaked documents relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as US diplomatic cables and files related to the USA detention center in Guantanamo Bay – published a trove of 20,000 emails it received from a hacker who cyber-security experts say appears to be backed by the Russian government. We get that you are afraid in Dade.
Clinton delegate Sandy Pina from Riverside was upset by the behavior she witnessed.
“We’re trying to reach out to them, but they are so angry”, Pina said.
“Debbie has been a wonderful Congresswoman, when my daughter was diagnosed with cancer she reached out to me, her office was as helpful as can be”, said Elaine Geller from Hollywood. “But we just have to stop throwing tantrums”.
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Her supporters pushed back, standing on chairs and yelling at the Sanders people to step back or sit down. “It’s so hard to get the message through to these young people. They lost. It’s time to come together as a family and not let a megalomaniac take over our country”.
