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Democratic National Convention Chairman steps down amid WikiLeaks controversy

Yesterday, the DNC rules committee took away Wasserman Schultz’s position as convention chairwoman, and she won’t be speaking at the convention. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, during the Democratic primaries.

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Senator Schultz’s resignation as the Democratic National Committee Chair emphasized her support of the Clinton campaign, “I know that electing Hillary Clinton as our next president is critical for America’s future”. “Her leadership of the DNC has meant that we had someone who brought Democrats together not just for my re-election campaign, but for accomplishing the shared goals we have had for our country”, he said.

On Monday morning, she was booed and jeered as she addressed delegates from her own state of Florida.

So, does anyone actually come out of the leaked emails looking good? “What’s in those emails show that it was a clearly rigged system, that Bernie Sanders – Sanders never had a chance”. “We are going to see something very different at the Democratic convention”. “The Florida that we know is united”.

Mr Sanders and his supporters have also expressed disappointment at Mrs Clinton’s choice of Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate, preferring someone further to the left. With many of his campaign planks included in the Democratic platform, Sanders endorsed Clinton earlier this month and will speak at the convention Monday night.

During the primary campaign, the Democrats’ left wing complained Ms. Wasserman Schultz and the elites of the party were out of touch with the young, progressive base. Several sources suggest the leak is part of a Russian ploy to manipulate USA elections.

Feingold said Monday he “can’t speak to that directly” because he doesn’t have access to that kind of information. I think I read he is an atheist. Ron Johnson, who booted him from the seat in 2010. A poll by RABA Research released Saturday found a plurality thought the Republican national convention was “a disaster”.

Remember when Republicans had a chaotic disaster of a convention? Instead, he planned to focus on campaigning throughout Wisconsin, where he trails by seven points among registered voters and five points among likely voters. Her counterpart, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, spoke at last week’s GOP convention last week and played a prominent role in the party gathering.

Feingold plans to remain in Wisconsin during the Democratic convention this week, he said.

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His supporters were already dismayed last week when Clinton passed over liberal favorites like U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of MA to select the more moderate U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia as her vice presidential running mate.

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