The party conventions already seem like a long time ago, and it’s easy to forget the last-second shakeup in Philadelphia after Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was pulled over a WikiLeaks email dump that proved what everyone already knew: that as party chair she had her thumb firmly on the scale for Hillary Clinton through the entire primary.
Bernie Sanders of course knew it all along, and had expressed his displeasure in May by lending his support to the man who had his eye on her House seat, Tim Canova. It wasn’t meant to be, though, and Sanders felt the burn one last time this election cycle as Wasserman Schultz took an early lead and rode it to victory Tuesday night.
JUST IN: Wasserman Schultz wins primary against Sanders-backed challenger https://t.co/2b7LCO6iCY pic.twitter.com/COrDUT91ZG
— The Hill (@thehill) August 31, 2016
Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL wins her primary, defeating rival that had backing of Sen Bernie Sanders
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) August 31, 2016
Sanders said he was backing Wasserman Schultz’s opponent in May & this summer sent fundraising emails on his behalf but never traveled to FL
— MaryAlice Parks (@maryaliceparks) August 31, 2016
Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL wins her primary, defeating rival that had backing of Sen Bernie Sanders
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) August 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/gdebenedetti/status/770794515951001600
The WikiLeaks dump might have cost Wasserman Schultz her position as party chair, but she keeps her House seat despite it.
Are you kidding me? Unbelievable!
— SHEILA NOLL (@Sheila_Noll) August 31, 2016
what does she have to do to lose?
— James buchan (@buchanjim) August 31, 2016
This just shows how we reward bad behavior in this country she rigged a presidential primary and she still wins.
— Basil The Lovable (@BasilTheLovable) August 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/Rmill400/status/770797078582747136
@greta this is disgusting, people certainly don't vote w their heads
— Bonnie_Hamer (@Bonnie_Hamer) August 31, 2016
@greta unbelievable! I have to believe the voting was rigged because it is impossible to believe American voters would do this.
— slnort (@slnorthup) August 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/Chuckr45690581/status/770795613503971328
@greta Question: (I mean no disrespect) Are Floridians, in this district, THIS shallow to re-elect a woman like WS?
— drjlb (@drjlb) August 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/rhill1586/status/770796472023429120
https://twitter.com/TexasTea71/status/770796515736551424
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