Interim DNC Chair Detested Sanders Campaign, Leaked Emails Reveal
Wikileaks used Twitter to point out that Debbie Wasserman Schultzâs interim replacement is guilty of the same favoritism that forced the Chairâs resignation.
News of Debbie Wasserman Schultzâs imminent resignation lit up social media on Sunday afternoon. The embattled DNC Chair said sheâd resign after opening and closing the Democratic National Convention, which begins Monday. Democratic insiders named Vice Chairperson Donna Brazile as Schultzâs interim replacement, but Wikileaks was quick to point out that Brazileâs hands are far from clean.
@wikileaks this toođ Donna brazile is impartial they said lmao
â duttyâš (@BlaiseAmb)Â July 24, 2016
âI have no intentions of touching thisâ, Brazile wrote in response to an inquiry about representation on the DNC platform committee. âWhy? Because I will cuss out the Sanders camp!â
âHow stupid. Donât know how to respond to Bernie anymoreâ, she wrote in another email, responding to a news story about Bernie Sanders backing Wasserman Schultzâs Democratic congressional rival in Florida.
Leaked emails show senior officials from the DNC actively conspiring against the Bernie Sanders campaign, working directly with journalists to plant stories, and devoting Democratic Party time and resources to Schulzâs own primary race against Tim Canova. The revelation has drawn condemnation from all ends of the political spectrum, with many Democrats expressing concern over the optics of the leak on the eve of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
The leak implicated several DNC officials, fueling speculation that a âpurgeâ of Democratic insiders may soon be underway. One email, written by DNC CFO Brad Marshall, appears to target Sanders for his Jewish heritage and speculated atheism:
âIt might may (sic) no difference, but for KY and WVA can we get someone to ask his belief. Does he believe in a God. I think I read he is an atheist. This could make several points difference with my peeps. My Southern Baptist peeps would draw a big difference between a Jew and an atheist.â