They have ruined the run up

[helpisontheway]

to the convention. It might be worse if the Bernie supporters act up tomorrow. I just hope they do not have more dirt to throw at us during the Fall months(October surprise). If DWS would just leave then maybe they would drop this. Seems like they will talk about this all day tomorrow because she is still there. This is so frustrating because I was looking forward to this week after that Republican hatefest.

[geek tragedy]

1. It's the hardest punch the Axis of Antiamericanism

--Trump, Putin, and Wikileaks--had to throw. It will backfire.

[MichiganVote]

2. DWS did leave. Brazille is now chair.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Relax. The convention will overshadow all this.

And DWS is out.

[helpisontheway]

5. I hope so. The media will not let it go. They go to

Commercial and repeat the same crap over again. Think I will just turn it off until the speeches begin tomorrow.

[politicaljunkie41910]

16. Agreed. The media will not let it die and unfortunately MSNBC will be right up there at the top.

Keeping the shit going.

[helpisontheway]

4. They just showed her walking across the stage on CNN

and they said she is still set to give a speech to the delegates tomorrow.

[madaboutharry]

6. CNN reported

she will make "remarks" lasting approximately 3 minutes around 4:00 pm eastern time. Her presence will be minimal.

[napi21]

11. AFAIK shes done. No speech, no gavel, no nothing.

Wouldn't be the first time CNN was wrong. Check out a bunch of other posts on DU. You'll find a lot of statements of DWS resigning and documentation to back it up.

[merrily]

14. The report I heard (MSNBC) said her resignation was effective when the convention ends.

I heard that a few hours ago. There may have been another report after that.

The timing of the release of these emails does suck as far as the convention, though. I wonder how long wikileaks has been sitting on them.

[napi21]

18. Here's an article from Cleveland. It says otherwise.

http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/07/marcia_fudge_named_permanent_c.html

"Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will not be speaking or presiding over this week's convention at all, after leaked emails appear to show top DNC aides strategizing against Sen. Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primary, reports CNN."

[merrily]

20. That seems wisest.

[stopbush]

7. I call bullshit. No, make that absolute bullshit.

Yesterday's roll out of Tim Kaine was masterful. The email thing is not even a thing. The Ds wisely closed it down before it became a thing. The media is going to obsess over finding ways to take down the Ds because that's what they do.

Considering the things that have been thrown at Hillary - and by extension, the Ds - over the past three months, the email thing is a fart in the wind.

Tim Kaine did an excellent job tonight in the 60 Minutes piece putting the email thing to bed. Give our politicians a little credit. They are smarter than the media wags, and they actually think and act like informed human beings. The media - which is dirt stupid, let's just admit that - will no more be able to keep up with Hillary and Tim than they were successful in their dueling with Obama.

Take a chill pill and let the adults handle it.

[Rex]

8. Two weeks tops, news cycles don't last that long.

[msongs]

9. nothing has been "ruined" except in the minds of the die hards nt

[annavictorious]

10. They wanted a damaging narrative, and they got one.

One of the leaked emails was a response to Jake Tapper who was sniffing around for dirt on Republicans.

Yes, I know Tapper didn't do anything wrong, but let's demand his resignation anyway. Let's conduct a witch hunt and drive him out of his job. I would love to put the shoe on the other foot.

"CNN ANCHOR JAKE TAPPER PLOTS WITH DNC TO HELP CLINTON"

[merrily]

15. I happen to dislike Tapper, though I am not 100% sure why. However, isn't "sniffing around for

dirt" on politicians his job? Where better to sniff for dirt on Republicans than near Democrats and where better to sniff for dirt on Democrats than near Republicans.

[JRLeft]

23. If Trump pulls too far ahead they fuck him up too.

#HorseRace

[scheming daemons]

12. Nonsense... they just increased the viewership for Bernie's speech tomorrow by double

So when he gives his full-throated endorsement of Clinton-Kaine, twice as many people will see it.

[NCTraveler]

13. I am really looking forward to this week.

We have a great convention lined up.

[blue neen]

17. Well, I don't know who "they" (the ruiners) are,

but it sure doesn't feel like anything is ruined. We are going to have a historic week, and it's going to be a joy to watch it.

[MohRokTah]

19. Your concern concerning this concern is concerning. eom

[AgadorSparticus]

21. mo, you're killin me. hahaha

[JI7]

22. the only ones paying attention to the convention right now are those already decided with how they

will vote.

the Melania plagiarism thing is much worse and tainted the GOP since she was supposed to be one of the few positives about Trump.