Alaska party spokesman: No plant in Sanders camp

“Hillary threw her under a bus, and it didn’t take her more than five minutes to make that decision”, Trump said. Tim Kaine as her running mate.

“We had a wonderful conversation”, she said. “They’ve made zero effort to reach out to us”.

The disclosures prompted the resignation of DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on the eve of the party’s convention in Philadelphia, where Clinton is expected to officially accept the nomination for president. “This convention needs to be about unity”.

It’s a down-ballot twist on how Bernie Sanders, who has endorsed Canova, was able to raise more than $235 million during his primary race against the far more politically connected and initially better-funded Hillary Clinton.

Sanders could release his delegates to Clinton just as she released hers to Barack Obama in 2008.

Wasserman Schultz said she plans to step down at the end of this week’s convention, though it remains to be seen whether she’s allowed to stay that long.

“It just compounds the issue”, Weston said.

What exactly does a party chair do?

DNC Chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., greeted the Florida delegation at a breakfast, Monday, July 25, 2016, in Philadelphia, during the first day of the Democratic National Convention.

Resistance to Clinton was on display during a demonstration Sunday as many thronged to a main thoroughfare and chanted, “Hell no, DNC, we won’t vote for Hillary”.

The disclosure set off devoted Sanders supporters, who were already having a hard time moving past the bitter primary battles to embrace Clinton as the nominee.

“Tonight I’m going to speak to the Democratic National Convention about all that we did together in our campaign, about the future of our country, and about the need for our grassroots movement to continue the struggle”, he wrote. “A government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice”.

On Sunday, Sanders backers protested against Wasserman Schultz calling for her resignation. “But some of us have a different political agenda”, she said.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. However, she still intends to gavel-in the convention, Clinton spokesperson Robby Mook said Monday. But he doesn’t think he’ll actively campaign for her. They said they couldn’t fathom backing Clinton at the Democratic National Convention. Sanders and first lady Michelle Obama will also take the stage. He did acknowledge his disappointment over the biased support of the party leadership to the Clinton campaign. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a progressive favorite, will deliver the convention keynote.

Sanders’ speech was not only important for his supporters, but for Hillary Clinton, as well. And at the DNC rules committee the two sides agreed on a “unity commission” that will review changes to the nominating process, including limiting the role of superdelegates.