DWS resigns from DNC Chair

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Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz faced intense pressure Sunday to resign her post and was meeting with party honchos about her future, several Democratic leaders told CNN, urging her to quell a growing controversy threatening to disrupt Hillary Clinton's nominating convention.

A Hillary Clinton source expects Wasserman Schultz to be gone by the end of the day, :blessed: while another Democratic source said President Barack Obama or a proxy for him may need to get involved and call Wasserman Schultz because her posture is that she was appointed by the president.
Wasserman Schultz is holding on, believing "she can weather this," a source told CNN :mjlol:

Short of her resigning, both critics and supporters within the DNC are demanding she issue a statement to deal with the many issues raised by the release of a trove of DNC emails by Wikileaks that appeared to show the party favoring Clinton over Bernie Sanders during the primary process.

In a meeting Sunday that was described as at times contentious, Wasserman Schultz said she wanted the statement issued in the name of Amy Dacey, the DNC's CEO. "We said no," said a veteran party activist involved in the discussions. "She needs to own this."

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.

Party officials decided Saturday that Wasserman Schultz will 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.

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."

One close Clinton ally said the hope is that Wasserman Schultz would get the message and leave her position before the convention kicks off Monday. "But she is stubborn," the Clinton ally said.


Pressure mounts on Wasserman Schultz to resign - CNNPolitics.com

In February 2015, Politico, citing unnamed sources, reported that Wasserman Schultz had lined up supporters in 2013 to portray any decision by Barack Obama to replace her as DNC chair as "anti-woman and anti-Semitic".

Debbie Wasserman Schultz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


The chickens finally coming home to roost :wow:
 

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POLITICO BREAKING – POLITICO Breaking News: Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigns as DNC chair:
Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned Sunday as chair of the Democratic National Committee. Her departure comes on the eve of the Democratic National Convention after the release of DNC emails casted doubts on her leadership during the recent primary. For more details: Wasserman Schultz steps down as DNC chair
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i just read that Kaine said hillary should face the consequences of her emails :dead:

i need that trump ad ASAP

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:laff:

That's bullshyt. Purposely cut from a longer interview that was discussing the 1st amendment. Plus, Hillary didn't take classified info and hand it off to someone - that's what Petraeus did.



It starts around 7 mins in.

Do actual facts no longer matter?
 
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