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The head of the U.S. Democratic Party resigned Sunday on the eve of the
party's national convention set to affirm former U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton as its 2016 presidential nominee.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, head of the Democratic National Committee,
quit the post amid a furor over leaked emails that show party leaders mocked
and criticized the upstart campaign of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, while he
was waging an unexpectedly tough challenge to Clinton for the nomination.
Wasserman Schultz. a U.S. representative from Florida, was expected to
officially step down at the end of this week's convention in Philadelphia. Sanders
had demanded that Wasserman Schultz resign after WikiLeaks disclosed nearly
20,000 emails from Democratic Party leaders over the last year and a-half.
After her resignation was announced, he issued a statement saying,
"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."
In a CNN interview, the Vermont senator called the comments in the
emails "outrageous," but said he was not shocked by them. He added,
"It's what we talked about six months ago, that the (Democratic National
Committee) was supporting Hillary Clinton and was opposed to my campaign."
As news of the emails emerged, Wasserman Schultz told associates she
would neither speak at the convention nor preside over it. Later she announced
she would resign as DNC chair.
Clinton issued a statement saying, "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. There's simply no one better at taking the fight
to the Republicans."
President Barack Obama issued a statement of his own, saying, "Her
leadership of the DNC has meant that we had someone who brought Democrats
together not just for my re-election campaign, but for accomplishing the shared
goals we have had for our country. Her
critical role in supporting our economic recovery, our fights for social and
civil justice and providing health care for all Americans will be a hallmark of
her tenure as Party Chair."
The convention opens Monday in Philadelphia, known as the City of
Brotherly Love. More than 5,000 delegates are among the 50,000 people set to
attend the gathering.
Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook suggested that "Russian state
actors" stole the emails and released them as the Democratic convention
was convening, in an effort to help Republican presidential nominee Donald
Trump, but he offered no proof. The Trump campaign called Mook's assertion a
"joke."
After the long Democratic fight for the nomination, Sanders endorsed
Clinton and is speaking Monday at the convention on her behalf, as is first lady
Michelle Obama. Sanders said he will "do everything I can to make
sure" Trump does not win the November national election to pick the
successor to President Barack Obama.
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