A spokesman for the Alaska Democratic party says the party did not have any plants among Bernie Sanders’ supporters ahead of an event earlier this year with Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
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At her first public appearance in Philadelphia yesterday, Debbie Wasserman Schultz was shouted down by angry members of her own party, from her own home state of Florida.
The anti-Wasserman Schultz people held signs at the breakfast that said that read: “We Don’t Want Cheaters In Our Party Anyway”, and “Thanks for the “Help” Debbie”, notes The New York Times.
Later in the speech when Sanders received loud disapproval from the crowd when he told “we must elect Hillary Clinton”.
However, she points out that even if Wasserman-Schultz had a bias, “maybe overstep the line in their role as the party but people still went to the polls to vote for who they wanted to vote for”, she says.
She added that she would name Wasserman Schultz “honorary chair” of the Clinton campaign’s 50-state program and Wasserman Schultz continue to serve as a surrogate for the Clinton campaign.
The Florida congresswoman’s resignation comes after a series of emails leaked by WikiLeaks that allegedly showed the DNC was working to undermine the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
Before the announcement, Sanders told ABC’s “This Week” that he was “disappointed” but “not shocked” by the content of the leaked emails. She is set to officially leave her position at the end of the Democratic National Convention, taking place in Philadelphia this week.
While party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is stepping down soon, she will still have a convention role, which could draw jeers from Sanders delegates.
In a Twitter post on Sunday, Canova sought to capitalize on her resignation as chair of the DNC.
“I think every delegate should follow Senator Sanders’ request”, Adams said. The controversy threatened turmoil on the eve of the party convention in Philadelphia, created to show unity.
She may briefly address the delegates Monday for a few minutes, a scenario to which the Clinton and Sanders campaigns have tentatively agreed, sources said.
Clinton’s campaign has claimed the party’s server was hacked by Russians attempting to benefit Donald Trump. The emails have infuriated Sanders’ supporters, who already resented the DNC’s treatment of the Vermont senator.
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By removing herself entirely from the convention’s proceedings, Wasserman Schultz will avoid the potential for supporters of Sen.
