FuzzyLumpkins
07-24-2016, 03:34 PM
And there was much rejoicing.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/wasserman-schultz-wont-preside-over-dnc-convention-226088
The controversial chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, announced Sunday she would resign at the end of her party’s convention this week, a victim of her toxic relationship with peers and a trove of embarrassing internal emails.
“Going forward, the best way for me to accomplish those goals [of winning the presidency for Hillary Clinton] is to step down as Party Chair at the end of this convention,” Wasserman Schultz said in a written statement.
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“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,” she said. “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.”
Wasserman Schultz’s abrupt fall from grace came as a bitter, ironic twist for the once-powerful chairwoman who just last week gleefully needled her Republican counterpart when the GOP convention erupted in chaos.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/wasserman-schultz-wont-preside-over-dnc-convention-226088#ixzz4FMPHvetQ
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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/wasserman-schultz-wont-preside-over-dnc-convention-226088
The controversial chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, announced Sunday she would resign at the end of her party’s convention this week, a victim of her toxic relationship with peers and a trove of embarrassing internal emails.
“Going forward, the best way for me to accomplish those goals [of winning the presidency for Hillary Clinton] is to step down as Party Chair at the end of this convention,” Wasserman Schultz said in a written statement.
Story Continued Below
“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,” she said. “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.”
Wasserman Schultz’s abrupt fall from grace came as a bitter, ironic twist for the once-powerful chairwoman who just last week gleefully needled her Republican counterpart when the GOP convention erupted in chaos.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/wasserman-schultz-wont-preside-over-dnc-convention-226088#ixzz4FMPHvetQ
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