The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, resigned after emails were leaked that appeared to show that some party officials might have been favoring the Hillary Clinton campaign. The email leak, which consisted of 20,000 emails, came just days before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia that will see Hillary Clinton become the Democratic nominee.
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(AP Photo/Matt Slocum). DNC Chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., greeted the Florida delegation at a breakfast, Monday, July 25, 2016, in Philadelphia, during the first day of the Democratic National Convention.
The FBI said Monday it is investigating how thousands of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked, a breach that Hillary Clinton’s campaign maintains was committed by Russian Federation to benefit Donald Trump.
The disclosure set off devoted Sanders supporters, who were already having a hard time moving past the bitter primary battles to embrace Clinton as the nominee. Those same supporters now feel vindicated.
“Typically where our resources go. those go to the most competitive races in America”, Lujan said. “It was something that I think we all sort of suspected, that there was at least a finger on the scale”.
Delegate Taz Tally says he has always been a nonpartisan but got involved in the Democratic party because of Sanders.
Yet many die-hard backers of Sanders they weren’t ready to coalesce around Clinton’s presidential bid despite his pleas. But in the end, primary and caucus voters choose Clinton. This week, they are Sanders delegates at the convention. She faces a primary challenge in August from Tim Canova, a progressive Democrat backed by Vermont Sen.
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“It’s been a wonderful thing for the party and I hope it continues to build”, Wilson said.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said yesterday it was probing what it described as a “cyber intrusion” at the Democratic headquarters, which resulted in the WikiLeaks disclosures, to “hold accountable those who pose a threat”.
“We’re exhausted of being put in a corner”, said Gail Gouveia, from MA.
They found an empty meeting space, but were asked to leave by hotel staff, who said it was reserved for someone else.
Bernie Sanders is expected to speak at the convention Monday night. The email dump provided by Wikileaks also highlighted DNC staffers mocking Bernie Sanders jewish faith.
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“I am proud to be part of Bernie’s movement”, Silverman said as the crowd roared.
