The email exchange was contained in more than 1,500 emails released Wednesday by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. Carrie Pugh, the NEA's political director, had similar concerns and shared them with Clinton campaign officials. The NEA ultimately endorsed Clinton in October 2015 despite some complaints that leaders hadn't taken Sanders seriously enough and should have waited. "I think it's a good idea but think that our team will see it as a resource diversion," Podesta wrote to de Blasio. In an email on Jan. 22, 2016, Erika Gudmundson, with Chelsea Clinton's office, discusses ways that the campaign could help Chelsea Clinton draw distinctions between her mother and Bernie Sanders as the campaign grew more competitive.
Source: Fox News October 27, 2016 08:35 UTC