In one leaked email, a DNC official wondered whether Sanders’ religious beliefs could be used against him, questioning whether the candidate may be an atheist.
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Kaine – a former choir member at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church – sang a solo during Communion.
His wife coaxed him to finish up and told the crowd, “I’ve got to get him to bed”.
Clinton’s team hoped Wasserman Schultz’s resignation – along with an apology from the DNC to Sanders and his supporters – would keep the convention floor calm. “You know Sen. Tim Kaine”.
Warren is known for her fiery edges, particularly when going after Wall Street and big banks, and is a favorite of the party’s liberal base.
“Are his political views different than mine?” Kaine said in his speech, “I’ve been able to see how government works, and how sometimes it doesn’t, from every perspective”. While the Republican Party has nominated flamboyant businessman Donald Trump – who has a flair for making controversial statements and an odd affinity for walls – the Democratic Party is offering former USA secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (L) and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, refused to endorse the billionaire businessman.
Asked if he is ready to be president, Kaine said: “I’m ready first to be a supportive vice president so that the presidency of Hillary Clinton is is a fantastic one”. Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, has endorsed Clinton, but many of his supporters have not. Her supporters shouted them down, as Wasserman Schultz appealed for comity. It’s a high point for Sanders delegates; they’re pushing to have their votes fully tallied. This convention will be a time for Clinton and her supporters to savor the moment as she becomes the first female presidential nominee of a major party. “He’s a very nice guy”, Sanders said on NBC’s “Meet The Press”. He stunned the Clinton campaign with his broad support among young people and liberals, as well as his online fundraising prowess.
Dan O’Neal, 68, is a retired school teacher and delegate from Arizona, said Wasserman Schultz has to be censured.
“You have helped shape us”, Holton said.
In the interview, Clinton also offered more details on her pledge to make sure the “middle class will not get a tax increase”, defining the “middle class” as those who earn less than $250,000 per year.
Trump has repeatedly suggested a “rigged system” kept Sanders from clinching the Democratic nomination, and Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort touted the DNC emails as evidence the committee set up a “rigged system… with the Clinton campaign”.
A poll released by Quinnipiac University on July 13 shows Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tied in OH at 41 points each and Trump holding a two-point lead in Pennsylvania. Irate, in fact, that the emails confirmed their long-held suspicions the party had favored Clinton all along.
Solomon heads the The Bernie Delegates Network, an independent group of Sanders delegates which claims 1,250 in their ranks. The state-by-state roll call is scheduled for Tuesday.
The embarrassing emails, posted by WikiLeaks over the weekend, have ripped open the primary wounds and exposed a rift that threatens to undermine Democrats’ attempt to display four days of focus on putting Clinton in the White House.
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After church, Kaine shook hands, gave hugs and posed for selfies before telling reporters that the church “and our neighborhood are the center of our lives here”.
