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Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has announced she will resign as chair of the Democratic National Committee. The resignation is to become effective after the party's convention. The organisation's e-mail system was hacked; leaked e-mails appear to confirm accusations that Wasserman-Schultz had taken action favouring Hillary Clinton in her contest against Bernie Sanders to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. Sanders had previously called for Wasserman-Schultz to resign, a request he reiterated in light of the leak.
Wasserman-Schultz said in a statement:
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.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 25 2016, @12:30PM
Ahem.
These "reforms" are after it was revealed how Sanders got dicked.
Although the commission’s recommendations would not be binding
A cynical person would this as tokenism to keep Sanders's support from jumping ship to the Greens.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 25 2016, @01:15PM
> These "reforms" are after it was revealed how Sanders got dicked.
They didn't just happen overnight. The people who got them had been working on them for months.
> A cynical person would this as tokenism to keep Sanders's support from jumping ship to the Greens.
Obviously these things would not have been addressed without Sanders's successes. If Sanders was nothing more than a protest candidate then that would be a legitimate viewpoint. But if Sanders represents ideas and reforms then this is exactly how those things are made to happen.