Sanders said Wasserman Schultz, a member of Congress from Florida, had made the right decision for the future of the Democratic Party. The four-day Democratic convention will open today. The emails angered many Sanders supporters who were already dismayed by Clinton’s choice on Friday of low-key US Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia as her vice-presidential running-mate. It’s a stunning fall for the tough-talking Florida representative who became the first woman elected to chair the DNC. Branding himself a “democratic socialist,” Sanders galvanized young and liberal voters with his calls to rein in Wall Street and eradicate income inequality.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 24, 2016 23:48 UTC