Her resignation follows the leak of some 19,000 emails, presumably stolen by hackers and posted to the website Wikileaks, that suggest the DNC favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.
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The leaked emails angered Mr Sanders’ supporters, hundreds of whom took to the streets of Philadelphia on Sunday to voice their discontent.
Still in question is what role Wasserman Schultz might play during this week’s Democratic convention.
“As Party Chair, this week I will open and close the Convention and I will address our delegates about the stakes involved in this election not only for Democrats, but for all Americans”, she continued.
“I always said that Debbie Wasserman Schultz was overrated”.
One of the email chains that drew the sharpest rebukes talked about potentially using Sanders’ religious beliefs against him to score points with voters.
Sanders pressed for Wasserman Schultz to quit as chairwoman immediately. Tim Kaine, D-Va., as her running mate.
“His political views are not my political views”.
He added: “But again, we discussed this many, many months ago, on this show, so what is revealed now is not a shock to me”. Would I have preferred to see somebody like an Elizabeth Warren selected by Secretary Clinton? “He is a very nice guy”.
“The Dems convention is cracking up”, Donald Trump taunted on Twitter. Ted Cruz, refused to endorse the billionaire businessman.
At the Republican convention, Trump cast himself as the law-and-order candidate in a nation suffering under crime and hobbled by immigration, sticking to the gloom-and-doom theme. They’re called delegates and they have two important jobs at the Democratic National Convention.
Bernie Sanders have frequently accused party officials of actively favouring Hillary Clinton during the presidential primary. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) were marching through Philadelphia, some of whom were calling for her resignation.
Bernie Sanders supporters expect about 3,000 protesters will join them in a march from City Hall to a park near the convention site. Sanders says he favors a state-by-state roll call, but he hasn’t indicated exactly what he will do.
Dan O’Neal, 68, is a retired school teacher and delegate from Arizona, said Wasserman Schultz has to be censured.
“She needs to resign before it gets worse”, Dingell said earlier on Sunday.
Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, agreed, saying Sanders’ supporters “have a lot to complain about”. “What’s in those emails show that it was a clearly rigged system, that Bernie Sanders – Sanders never had a chance”.
Wasserman Schultz has been a target of criticism throughout the presidential campaign between Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
In the wake of the Wikileaks data dump, DNC officials and independent analysts have confirmed that the emails were accessed by hackers with support from Moscow.
“Donald Trump may think America’s in decline, but he’s wrong”.
Deputy DNC Chair Donna Brazile, who has a long history with the party and Hillary Clinton, will serve as interim chair through the election, the committee also announced. Clinton has 2,814 when including superdelegates, according to an Associated Press count.
Former President Bill Clinton, the candidate’s husband, is the speech to watch Tuesday.
At the time Wasserman Schultz released her statement, thousands of supporters of Sen.
Darcy Samek, 54, traveled alone from Minneapolis to protest through the four-day convention.
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For the last eight years, Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has had my back. I’m a great fan of her. Her fundraising and organizing skills were matched only by her passion, her commitment and her warmth. Obama’s statement, released after Wasserman Schultz’, was supportive of her work for the party.
