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What Went Wrong For Debbie Wasserman Schultz

By Thomas McKinless
Posted August 9, 2016 at 3:52pm

By Thomas McKinless

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After WikiLeaks released nearly 20,000 emailssent by Democratic National Committee officials that suggested the DNC favored Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries, embattled DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced she would step down from her postfollowing the convention in Philadelphia. With supporters of Bernie Sanders decrying the DNC’s treatment of their candidate, Roll Call looks back on what went wrong this election cycle for Wasserman Schultz. [ ]

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