Democratic Senate candidate Russ Feingold said Monday that Debbie Wasserman Schultz was becoming an unwanted distraction and she did the right thing by resigning as head of the Democratic National Committee following an embarrassing email hack.
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They called in a cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, which found traces of at least two sophisticated hacking groups on the Democrats’ network, both with ties to the Russian government. “She’s potentially risky.” Hutson said Clinton was “most definitely” beholden to Wall Street.
Still, there’s no telling how the email leak will hurt her re-election campaign, said Florida delegate Mitch Ceasar, who has known her for 24 years in Broward County politics. Ted Cruz refused to endorse Republican nominee Donald Trump, eliciting some boos, some surprised approval, and tons of chatter on social media. Sanders tried to persuade them they had already won by helping to create what he called the “most progressive Democratic platform in the history of the party”.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the nature and scope of a cyber intrusion at the Democratic National Committee, the agency said on Monday, amid concerns hackers working for Russian Federation are attempting to use the breach to influence the USA presidential election.
Some delegates, apparently disappointed Sanders’s supporters, jeered and waved signs reading “Thanks for the ‘help, ‘ Debbie”, and more simply, “E-mail”.
Just before the convention, WikiLeaks released more than 20,000 emails from top DNC staffers.
He says despite Clinton being the presumptive nominee, he doesn’t expect any of Sanders’ delegates to stop supporting him.
On Monday morning, at a Florida delegation breakfast, faced a chorus of boos from Sanders supporters. It also sapped some of Clinton’s energy coming out of Republican Donald Trump’s chaotic convention last week and the well-received rollout Saturday of her running mate, Virginia Sen.
Wasserman Schultz herself is up for re-election and facing a Democratic primary challenger next month. Merkley, the only US senator who endorsed Sanders, began by talking up his blue collar roots, saying that “where I come from, people like Donald Trump are not the solution, they are the problem”.
Delegate Taz Tally says he has always been a nonpartisan but got involved in the Democratic party because of Sanders.
Edward Snowden today questioned if Schultz’s interim replacement Donna Brazile is also biased against Sanders.
However, she had to break her speech off early and was escorted off the stage by security.
The resignation of Debbie Wasserman Schultz as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee made for a rocky start on Sunday.
Yet many die-hard backers of Sanders they weren’t ready to coalesce around Clinton’s presidential bid despite his pleas. And Bill Clinton’s speech Tuesday night will pique extra interest since he hopes to be the first first man. Bill Clinton also carries the extra title of ex-president and is a beloved figure to party faithful. NBC10’s Jim Rosenfield has the latest, including the reaction from Bernie Sanders supporters.
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Comedian Sarah Silverman didn’t mince words in her message to die-hard Bernie Sanders supporters at the Democratic convention: “Can I just say to the Bernie or bust people, you’re being ridiculous”.
