The recent release of thousands of embarrassing emails from irritated party officials has forced Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida to step down.
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Her job, from the beginning of the campaign, was to ensure that Hillary (and Bill too) got nominated.
However, despite reports of an increasingly limited role at the convention, she added: “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”.
Wasserman Schultz acknowledged the protesters in her speech.
“Well I think it’s outrageous but it is not a great shock to me”, he told CNN.
In opposition to the unrest from last week’s Republicans’ gathering which threatened to topple Hilary Clinton’s plan to portray herself as a better candidate than her Republican counterpart, Donald Trump as well as plans by the democratic presidential nominee to paint the Democrats as an optimistic alternative, best prepared to lead a segregated and anxious country.
Her formal resignation announcement came just a day after news emerged that she had been stripped of her speaking privileges at the convention this week after more than 19,000 emails published through WikiLeaks depicted the Democratic Party of trying to sabotage Bernie Sanders’ candidacy.
It’s clear there is a lot of disdain for Wasserman Schultz, even among her home state’s contingent.
The leaked emails included one where Wasserman Schultz referred to a top Sanders campaign aide as a “damn liar” and another where a party official suggested the Vermont senator’s religious beliefs should be questioned.
Clinton supporter, former DNC Chair and Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe called the leak “very disturbing” if true and told NPR that the chair’s job should be “to remain neutral”.
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“We know Debbie. No one has been more of a fighter and a champion for our values than Debbie Wasserman Schultz. I mean, that is just totally unacceptable behavior”, he said. That message – and the endorsement of Sanders – has helped the political upstart raise a surprising $2.2 million through June 30, mostly through small donations, after refusing to take money from political action committees.
