BREAKING: DWS
Is Resigning As DNC Chair At The End Of The Convention. “The controversial chair of the
Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, announced Sunday she
would resign at the end of her party’s convention this week, a victim of her
toxic relationship with peers and a trove of embarrassing internal emails.” (Daniel Strauss And Marc
Caputo, “Wasserman Schultz Steps Down As DNC Chair,” Politico,
7/24/16)
“Democratic
Leaders Are Scrambling To Keep The Party United” … “A Long Way To Go To Unite
The Party” … “An Unusual Degree Of Drama”
Reuters: “Raising Doubts About Hillary Clinton's
Chances For Party Unity… Lingering Bitterness From The Heated Primary Campaign
Between Clinton And Sanders Erupted…” “Democrat
Bernie Sanders demanded the party chairwoman resign and questioned the vice
presidential pick of Tim Kaine on Sunday, raising doubts about Hillary
Clinton's chances for party unity on the eve of her presidential nominating
convention. Lingering bitterness from the heated primary campaign between
Clinton and Sanders erupted after more than 19,000 leaked Democratic National
Committee emails seemed to confirm Sanders' frequent charge that the DNC played
favorites in the race.” (Reuters, 7/24/16)
CNN:
“Democratic Leaders Are Scrambling To Keep The Party United…” “Democratic leaders are scrambling to
keep the party united, but two officials familiar with the discussions said
Wasserman Schultz was digging in and not eager to vacate her post until after
the November elections.” (CNN, 7/24/16)
Reuters Headline: “On Eve Of Democratic
Convention, Clinton Struggles For Party Unity” (Reuters, 7/24/16)
Sacramento
Bee: “Clinton
Loyalists Acknowledged How Much Democrats Have Yet To Do To Unify Their Ranks.”
“But with Sanders
supporters wending their way to Philadelphia on GoFundMe accounts and in
caravans from across the country, Clinton loyalists acknowledged how much
Democrats have yet to do to unify their ranks.” (Sacramento Bee, 7/24/16)
Baltimore
Sun: “The
Uncertainty Gives The Democratic National Convention An Unusual Degree Of
Drama.” (Baltimore Sun, 7/23/16)
Business
Insider: “A Long
Way To Go To Unite The Party… The Tensions Have Only Escalated Over The Past
Several Days…” “But
while Trump's anti-Clinton convention theme dismayed many top Democrats, when
Sen. Bernie Sanders takes the stage on Monday, he'll still have a long way to
go to unite the party. … The tensions have only escalated over the past several
days, after damaging internal Democratic National Committee emails published by
Wikileaks appeared to show the party's hostility toward Sanders' candidacy.” (Business Insider, 7/24/16)
The
Washington Post:
“The Democratic Party Arrived Here Still Divided…” “The Democratic Party arrived here still
divided over the results of its presidential primary season, with anger at the
nominating process, the Clinton-Kaine ticket and hacked emails from the
Democratic National Committee spilling into the party’s final meetings before
the convention begins.” (The Washington Post, 7/24/16)
The
Washington Post Headline:
“Democrats Grapple With Intraparty Divisions Two Days Before Convention Opens” (The Washington Post, 7/24/16)
The Week Headline: “Democratic Party Shows Signs
Of Divide Leading Into Convention”
(The Week, 7/24/16)
Complied by the RNC.
