So, should we really should be surprised by the weekend revelations from the snoops at WikiLeaks that Schultz and the rest of the top brass at the Democratic National Committee were in the tank for Hillary Clinton and worked to blunt Bernie’s quixotic crusade against her, the Wall Street heavies, the military-industrial complex, the barons of free trade and the protectors of the $7.25-an-hour federal minimum wage? Her resignation is seemingly the result of a scandal involving a leaked email thread that exposed her and the party of seemingly sabotaging Bernie Sanders’ campaign in order for Hillary Clinton to become the Democratic party nominee.
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Former DNC Chair and Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who is a Clinton supporter, called the leak “very disturbing” if true and told NPR that the chair’s job should be “to remain neutral”.
Citing the importance of electing Clinton and her commitment to fulfilling her responsibilities to her Florida House district, Wasserman Schultz said in her statement that “going forward, the best way for me to accomplish those goals is to step down as Party Chair at the end of this convention”.
On Friday, the public got its first look at DNC emails when Wikileaks posted a cache of 19,000 internal communications, including some that suggested party officials had favored Clinton over rival Sanders during the primaries.
Moments after the convention opened in Philadelphia, the DNC also apologized to Sanders and his backers “for the inexcusable remarks made over email”.
Baltimore mayor and DNC Secretary Stephanie Rawlings-Blake denies that Clinton’s camp was treated more favorably by the committee, CNN says. As such, he believes “Hillary should fire Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Now”.
“This election and every election is about who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of their lives”, she said. Her counterpart, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, spoke at last week’s GOP convention last week and played a prominent role in the party gathering.
Critics of the placing of the debates at times with lower potential for viewers have even included supporters of Clinton who are concerned that this gives the Republicans considerably more free airtime at key points in the race. “This right now is the greatest country on earth”. Those hackers took at least a year’s worth of detailed chats, emails and research on Trump, according to a person knowledgeable of the breach who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
She saw Wasserman Schultz’s ousting as a move “probably to appease” Sanders’ supporters.
“I am proud to be part of Bernie’s movement”, Silverman said as the crowd roared. He stunned the Clinton campaign with his broad support among young people and liberals, as well as his online fundraising prowess.
Sanders delegate Seth Berner, of Portland, said many people adamantly opposed to Clinton have hardened that stance following the release of DNC emails apparently showing staff working against Sanders.
Still, there’s no telling how the email leak will hurt her re-election campaign, said Florida delegate Mitch Ceasar, who has known her for 24 years in Broward County politics.
The emails detailed the acrimonious split between the DNC and Sanders.
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It’s expected Clinton will get enough delegates to officially be the nominee.
