Democrats In Turmoil: DNC
Chair Wasserman Schultz
Resigns After Wikileaks
Revelation
Zero
Hedge,
24
July, 2016
The
Democratic party was in turmoil on Sunday afternoon, when just hours
ahead of the Democratic National Convention which begins on Monday on
Philadelphia, the chair of the Party - DNC Chairwoman Debbie
Wasserman Schultz - resigned amid a furor over the humiliating
Wikileaks email release, hoping to head off a growing rebellion by
Bernie Sanders.
In
a statement, DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said the best
way for the party to accomplish its goal of putting Clinton in the
White House was for her to step down. Sanders had demanded earlier in
the day that Wasserman Schultz resign.
"Going
forward, the best way for me to accomplish those goals is to step
down as Party Chair at the end of this convention," Wasserman
Schultz said in a lengthy statement Sunday announcing her
resignation. "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."
"We
have planned a great and unified Convention this week and I hope and
expect that the DNC team that has worked so hard to get us to this
point will have the strong support of all Democrats in making sure
this is the best convention we have ever had," she dded.
Wasserman
Schultz had became toxic to supporters of Bernie Sanders, who accused
her rigging the Democratic presidential nominating process in favor
of Clinton. But many Democrats had privately lost confidence in her
leadership as well. Emails posted online by Wikileaks and apparently
stolen by hackers allegedly working for the Russian government (who
as we noted earlier thoroughly denied such allegations) showed a plot
by Democratic officials to damage Sanders.
The
furor was a blow to a party keen on projecting stability in contrast
to the volatility of the Republican National Convention. According to
some, the DNC is now on pace to be far more scandalous than anything
the republicans could have come up with, while the number of Bernie
Sanders protesters overshadows the protesters that had attended the
RNC in Cleveland .
And
in a shocking 'beyond
caring what the average joe thinks' move,
Hillary Clinton announced that Debbie Wasserman Schultz will serve as
an honorary chair on Clinton's campaign, almost as if she is doing
her best to provoke Bernie Sanders fans.
Hillary
Clinton thanked her "longtime friend" Debbie Wasserman
Schultz after the Florida congresswoman's decision to step down as
chair of the Democratic National Committee.
"I am grateful to Debbie for getting the Democratic Party to this year's historic convention in Philadelphia, and I know that this week's events will be a success thanks to her hard work and leadership," she said.
"There's simply no one better at taking the fight to the Republicans than Debbie--which is why I am glad that she has agreed to serve as honorary chair of my campaign's 50-state program to gain ground and elect Democrats in every part of the country, and will continue to serve as a surrogate for my campaign nationally, in Florida, and in other key states."
Her
full statement:
CBS Evening News
JUST IN: Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz will step down after the upcoming DNC
Full
Statement:
"Going forward, the best way for me to accomplish those goals is to step down as Party Chair at the end of this 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. We have planned a great and unified Convention this week and I hope and expect that the DNC team that has worked so hard to get us to this point will have the strong support of all Democrats in making sure this is the best convention we have ever had.
"I've been proud to serve as the first woman nominated by a sitting president as Chair of the Democratic National Committee and I am confident that the strong team in place will lead our party effectively through this election to elect Hillary Clinton as our 45th president."
Her
replacement:
UPDATE: DNC Vice Chair Donna Brazile will serve as Interim Chair through the election after Debbie Wasserman Schultz steps down
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Meanwhile,
Bernie finally finds peace ...
...
although we doubt his supporters will be delighted that DWS is about
to remain in Hillary's pocket as the "honorary chair" on
her committee.
So,
"Putin wins"... if only according
to the failed attempt to
redirect the narrative to the "Russian hack" of the DNC
Servers.
Here's Why The New DNC Chair Is About To Make Bernie Supporters Just As Angry
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Brings Disgraced DNC Chair Onto Her Campaign
Mere hours
after Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned as chair of the DNC,
Hillary Clinton has already given her a high ranking position in her
campaign.
24
July, 2016
Schultz
resigned after
Wikileaks released emails that
showed her team showed a clear bias for Clinton over Bernie
Sanders during the Democratic primaries, with DNC CFO Brad
Marshall going so far as to suggest attacking his faith in
Bible belt states Kentucky and West Virginia.
In
an official statement,
Clinton praised Wasserman Schultz without mentioning the email
scandal, commending her “hard work and leadership.”
Wasserman Schultz’s new job will be to act as honorary chairman of
the Clinton campaign’s “50-state” program:
“There’s
simply no one better at taking the fight to the Republicans than
Debbie–which is why I am glad that she has agreed to serve as
honorary chair of my campaign’s 50-state program to gain ground
and elect Democrats in every part of the country, and will continue
to serve as a surrogate for my campaign nationally, in Florida, and
in other key states.”
President
Obama and Vice President Biden also released glowing statements
about Wasserman Schultz following her resignation, neither of which
mentioned the DNC emails. The first sentence of both of these
statements talk about how Wasserman Schultz has “had my back.”
An odd choice of words, given the reason for her resignation.
Bernie
Sanders’ statement about Wasserman Schultz’s resignation was
less positive:
“Debbie
Wasserman Schultz has made the right decision for the future of the
Democratic Party. While she deserves thanks for her years of
service, the party now needs new leadership that will open the doors
of the party and welcome in working people and young people. The
party leadership must also always remain impartial in the
presidential nominating process, something which did not occur in
the 2016 race.”
Further
details of Wasserman Schultz’s new role as honorary chair within
Clinton’s campaign have yet to be released.
Putin did it!
DNCemail leak: Sanders calls for new leader as Clinton camp blamesRussia
- ‘Experts are telling us that Russian state actors’ hacked DNC and stole emails
- Senator finds emails ‘outrageous’, but saves criticism for DNC chair and Trump
-
Hillary Clinton’s campaign has accused Russia of meddling in the 2016 presidential election, saying its hackers stole Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails and released them to foment disunity in the party and aid Donald Trump.
Clinton’s campaign manager, Robby Mook, said on Sunday that “experts are telling us that Russian state actors broke into the DNC, stole these emails, [and are] releasing these emails for the purpose of helping Donald Trump”.“I don’t think it’s coincidental that these emails are being released on the eve of our convention here,” he told CNN’s State of the Union, alluding to the party’s four-day exercise in unification which is set to take place this week in Philadelphia.“This isn’t my assertion,” Mook said. “This is what experts are telling us.”In a statement, the Clinton campaign repeated the accusation: “This is further evidence the Russian government is trying to influence the outcome of the election.”
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