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Title: BREAKING NEWS: Democrat chairwoman RESIGNS hours before Clinton convention. Email hack revealing how party conspired against Sanders forces Debbie Wasserman Schultz to quit
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Daily Mail Online
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... serman-Schultz-steps-down.html
Published: Jul 24, 2016
Author: Khaleda Rahman For Dailymail.com
Post Date: 2016-07-24 17:33:15 by cranky
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Views: 933
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Democratic party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has stepped down following Bernie Sanders' call for her resignation in the wake of a humiliating Wikileaks email hack that exposed her bias and showed the party had conspired against the Vermont senator. Party officials took part in crisis talks on Sunday afternoon - the eve of the party's national convention in Philadelphia - over mounting calls for Wasserman Schultz's resignation. The controversy exploded over the weekend, prompted in part by the publication of some 19,000 hacked emails on Friday, some of which suggested the Democratic Nation Committee was favoring Hillary Clinton during the primary season. The revelations prompted runner-up Bernie Sanders to call for Wasserman Schultz's resignation on Sunday - a day before Democrats open their convention to nominate Clinton as the party's presidential candidate. Later on Sunday, Wasserman Schultz issued a statement announcing that she will be stepping down from her role as party chair at the end of the convention. DNC Vice Chair Donna Brazile will serve as Interim Chair through the election in November, DNC communications director Luis Miranda said on Twitter. Wasserman Schultz said her first priority has been her role as a Florida congresswoman and that she looks forward to working on Clinton's campaign in the crucial battleground state. Clinton later announced that Wasserman Schultz will serve as honorary chair of her campaign's 50-state program to help elect Democrats around the country because 'there's simply no one better at taking the fight to the Republicans than Debbie.' 'I have been privileged to serve as the DNC Chair for five and a half years helping to re-elect President Obama and Vice President Biden, strengthening our State Party Partnership in all 50 states, leading a vigorous primary election this past year while preparing for the general election and representing millions of Democrats across the country,' Wasserman Schultz said in a statement announcing her departure. 'As the mother of my three amazing children and the Representative of Florida's 23rd congressional district, I know that electing Hillary Clinton as our next president is critical for America's future. 'I look forward to serving as a surrogate for her campaign in Florida and across the country to ensure her victory.' Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (pictured) has stepped down in the wake of a humiliating Wikileaks email hack that exposed her bias Vice Chair Donna Brazile will serve as Interim Chair through the election in November, DNC communications director Luis Miranda said In her statement, Wasserman Schultz said: 'I couldn't be more excited that Democrats are nominating our first woman presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, a friend I have always believed in and know will be a great President. 'We arrived here in Philadelphia with the most inclusive and progressive platform the party has ever proposed and a unified recommendation from the Rules Committee on our path forward as Democrats. I am proud of my role in leading these efforts.' But she added: '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.' 
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Don't worry, her Republican counterpart Reince Priebus is still on duty at the RNC, and eager to screw America.
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