But this time she faced just two challengers – former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley was the other – and, despite the party putting its thumb on the scale, in addition to weight of the Clinton-favoring superdelegate system, the radical non-Democrat gave her fits to the very end.
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As for the emails themselves, well, we’d echo Sanders’ suggestion that it is shocking but not surprising that party officials were acting as an extension of the Clinton campaign.
“Astrid and I will continue to be partners in the fight for comprehensive immigration reform until we get it to the finish line”, he said in a statement. Then who will take the blame?
Sanders, who has already sent fundraising pleas on Canova’s behalf, said he also may campaign for him. “They needed to clean house and sorry, that wasn’t a cleaning”, Olson said.
But in a clear sign that she is anxious about Sanders’ backers not rallying behind Clinton, Fudge told the delegates “we can’t govern if we can’t win”. Clinton’s task is to make herself the forceful advocate for bold change, one clear and strong enough to overcome doubts about her commitment, concern about her compromises, discomfort with her money politics. Top committee leaders told reporters that they do not spend money on safe Democratic seats, which hers is, because they need to save resources for states they are trying to save or flip.
But after getting a rough reception from Sanders backers at her home-state delegation’s breakfast on Monday, Wasserman Schultz relinquished even the gavel duties.
Humphrey said people deserve an answer about why Wasserman Schultz was brought on to the Clinton campaign.
Early Monday, it appeared the Democratic convention may descend into real divisiveness as Sanders supporters protested and disrupted the process.
Bernie Sanders delegate Burt Cohen said the Democratic National Committee email hack shows the party elite stacking the deck, but he stops short of lumping state leadership in with former chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. But so far Canova, a law professor in his first-ever political campaign, has echoed Sanders’ success online. “Kennedy pointed to the moon from Seneca Falls to those who stood at Stonewall Inn, giants before us said in a chorus of conviction, America, we will rise”, he said. Bernie Sanders was exceedingly logical, like a summation. She said she hopes people recognize that this controversy was about Wasserman Schultz, and not her candidate.
Canova said he has not held fundraising dinners and never called a donor to ask for money.
“I think that Debbie, who is my friend, did what was right, not just for her, but for the party”, Fudge said. “I appreciate that interest”.
Sen. Bernie Sanders wasn’t really a Democrat anyway. Millions of dollars flowed in.
The WikiLeaks emails include a few mentions of Ayotte for saying she would support GOP nominee Donald Trump, but not officially endorse the billionaire businessman.
The conventions have boosted anticipation for the first presidential debate between Clinton and Donald Trump, which, given the candidates’ vocal admonishment of each other, should be a heated affair.
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According to a Pew Research report released in January, 51 percent of American adults surveyed said they would be “less likely” to vote for a presidential candidate who did not believe in God.
