Sanders said in a statement he was “disappointed but not surprised” by the decision, and later told supporters in California he thought it was “insulting” to people in the state.
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Adding to the tension, on top of 200,000 people who’ve signed a petition to oust Mrs. Wasserman Schultz, Bernie Sanders has endorsed her challenger, Tim Canova.
She is “caught between a rock and a hard place”, the House member said on the condition of anonymity. According to a recent YouGov poll, four in 10 Sanders supporters say their view of Clinton has gotten worse lately, and a third said they would be very upset if she won the nomination.
The main concern is that Wasserman Schultz is so closely identified with Hillary Clinton, at a time when Sanders is seeking concessions and validation of his ongoing success in winning states and popular support, even as he is on track to lose to Clinton both in delegates and the overall popular vote.
A federal judge has set an August 18 hearing date in a lawsuit filed by a Bernie Sanders supporter seeking to extend California’s voter registration deadline ahead of the primary election, meaning the plaintiffs likely won’t get a hearing before the state’s June 7 primary.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses the crowd as he holds a rally at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Tuesday, May 24, 2016.
Less than two months before its convention in Philadelphia, Democrats are considering giving the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) chairwoman the boot.
Brian Fallon, a spokesman for Clinton, said Sanders’ supporters will be “well represented in the drafting of the party’s platform”. Under party rules, Wasserman Schultz – who personally supports Clinton – has the power to appoint all of the members of the committee. Sanders is showing no signs of quitting despite almost impossible odds of overtaking Clinton, who is eager to turn her attention to Republican Donald Trump and the general election in November. “Sanders supporters would go nuts”. By making sure that Sanders delegates are going to have a major hand in writing the party’s platform, the Clinton campaign and the DNC are giving Sanders an influential seat at the table. Now Democrats on Capitol Hill are in discussions that she should resign her post in the name of party unity. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida.
Wasserman Schultz is clearly scared now that she risks losing her position.
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Three of the Sanders backers on the committee – Cornel West, a philosopher and social activist; James Zogby, the president of the Arab American Institute, and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the first Muslim elected to Congress – are known in part for their criticisms of Israel.
