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Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign after Dem Convention. Over emails about biased support for Hillary over Sanders. Should she have tried to stay?

Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she will step down at end of party's convention.

Posted - July 24, 2016
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  • 46117

    I don't think she wants to.  I don't blame her either.  No one likes to be a scapegoat, real or imagined.  If you don't back me, I am not working for you.   Screw them.

    (CNN)Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced Sunday she is stepping down as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee at the end of the party's convention, which is set to begin here Monday.

    The Florida congresswoman's resignation -- under pressure from top Democrats -- comes amid the release of leaked emails showing DNC staffers favoring Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders in the party's 2016 primary contest.
    Her announcement that she was leaving had pro-Sanders supporters cheering during a demonstration in Philadelphia and Donald Trump crowing, too.
    In her statement, Wasserman Schultz said that she remains committed to seeing Clinton elected president. She talked with both President Barack Obama and Clinton before making her announcement, a Democratic source said.
    "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 the statement.
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    "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," she continued.
    She may briefly address the delegates on Monday for a few minutes, a scenario to which the Clinton and Sanders campaigns have tentatively agreed, sources said.
    Wasserman Schultz had faced intense pressure over the weekend to quit her post, several Democratic leaders told CNN, urging her to quell a growing controversy threatening to disrupt Clinton's nominating convention.
    Sanders issued a statement calling for a new direction for the party that would welcome the working class and young voters -- and remain neutral in future Democratic primary contests.
    "Debbie Wasserman Schultz has made the right decision for the future of the Democratic Party," Sanders said.
    "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," he added. "The party leadership must also always remain impartial in the presidential nominating process, something which did not occur in the 2016 race."
    DNC Vice Chair Donna Brazile will serve as interim chair through the election, it was announced Sunday. She is a CNN political commentator.
    Separately, a Democratic operative said Hispanic leaders close to Clinton and her high command were discussing Housing Secretary Julian Castro as a possible successor to Wasserman Schultz at the DNC helm.
    Chants of "Debbie is done!" and "Debbie resigned!" broke out at a pro-Sanders rally in Philadelphia after the news was announced.
    Party officials decided Saturday that Wasserman Schultz would not have a major speaking role or preside over daily convention proceedings this week. The DNC Rules Committee has named Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, as permanent chair of the convention, according to a DNC source. She will gavel each session to order and will gavel each session closed.
    "She's been quarantined," another top Democrat said of Wasserman Schultz, following a meeting Saturday night but before her announcement that she was leaving.
    Earlier Sunday, David Axelrod, a former top adviser to Obama's presidential campaigns and a CNN senior political commentator, said Wasserman Schultz should resign.
    "I would ask her to step aside. I would ask her to step aside because she's a distraction in a week that is Hillary Clinton's week," Axelrod told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."
    After she announced she was out, Axelrod tweeted, "I find this quibbling over whether @DWStweets leaves now or Friday silly. What difference does it make? She's out. She's leaving. Move on!"
    Obama issued a statement, saying, "For the last eight years, Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has had my back. This afternoon, I called her to let her know that I am grateful."
    And Clinton thanked Wasserman Schultz for her leadership of the party.
    "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," Clinton said.
    Trump also weighed in, tweeting and misspelling Wasserman Schultz's name, "Today proves what I have always known, that @Reince Priebus is the tough one and the smart one, not Debbie Wasserman
      July 24, 2016 3:04 PM MDT
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  • Democrats are doing what they do best... let public opinion bully them. Seriously though I don't really care about the emails but I don't think Debbie should have resigned I would have stayed just to put Bernie supporters in their place.

    I haven't read the emails though but from what I hear it was mainly because of "anti Bernie" status that has people upset.. politicians are just people complete with their own opinions about stuff. Everyone needs to calm down and the sooner they realize it the better.

      July 24, 2016 3:30 PM MDT
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  • 3934

    While I admit I am working on limited information, my general impression is good riddance to bad rubbish.

    The media coverage I have read suggests Rep. Wasserman-Schultz was a prominent figure in keeping the Democrat party safe for Corporatist Kleptocrats and ignoring/suppressing the progressive energy which emerged from the debacle of the Bush Administration and the election of President Obama. These reports long predate the revelations of the leaked DNC e-mails.

    I get regular e-mails from Congressman Alan Grayson (D - Florida 9th district) asking for money. Grayson is running for Senate and the DNC, rather than supporting Grayson, is pouring money into the campaign of Patrick Murphy, another Florida Congressman who, until he decided to run for Congress, was a Republican who donated money to Republican politiicans.

    I am tired of Democrats like Wasserman-Schuilz and Murphy who are basiclaly Republicans Without Bigotry. News reports suggest Murphy is likely to beat Grayson, but maybe having Wasserman-Schulz exposed will lead to more shakeups and a gradual purging of the We're Republicans Who Are OK with Gay People wing of the Democratic Party.

      July 24, 2016 3:36 PM MDT
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  • 258

    Crooked behavior on the part of the leadership of a most crooked political party - no surprises there. It will still be a most crooked political party with or without her.

      July 24, 2016 3:50 PM MDT
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