But whereas the plan was to have Wasserman Schultz open the proceedings and speak briefly at the start of the convention Monday afternoon, the plan is now to only have her briefly open the convention and then hand things over to Fudge, party sources said.
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“Debbie Wasserman Schultz has made the right decision for the future of the Democratic Party”, Sanders said Sunday in a statement on his campaign website.
The tensions reached fever pitch in May, when Wasserman Schultz openly criticized the Vermont senator’s response to a chaotic scene involving Sanders supporters in Nevada and even compared the situation to a “Trump rally”.
It is best for the Democratic Party and the presidential aspirations of Hillary Clinton that Wasserman Schultz resigns.
In the hacked emails posted online Friday by WikiLeaks, DNC staffers appear to aid Hillary Clinton against Sanders in securing the Democratic nomination for president.
Thursday marks the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Separately, a Democratic operative said Hispanic leaders close to Clinton and her high command were discussing Housing Secretary Julian Castro as a possible successor to Wasserman Schultz at the DNC helm. “And she still wants to speak! She was going to get booed before all this”.
“She seems oblivious to the volcano that will erupt if she walked into that [convention] hall”, said a veteran Democratic operative, who added that as of Sunday morning, Wasserman Schultz believed the uproar would pass.
The Florida congresswoman announced Sunday that she would resign as the party’s chair at the end of this week’s Democratic National Convention.
During the election, Donna Brazile, the committee’s vice chair, will serve as interim chair. “But when you rig a system and you spread emails around with each other and senior staff in that manner, I think this kind of outcome is inevitable”. “After this election, assuming Hillary wins the election, they need to revisit the role of the DNC”.
Both Obama and Clinton released gracious statements, referring to Wasserman Schultz as a “friend”. The protester shouted “DNC leaks” soon after Clinton thanked Wasserman Schultz for her leadership at the DNC.
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“For the last eight years, Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has had my back”.
