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aikoaiko

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2. Unfortunately, Obama has publicly stated he supports her.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 02:28 PM
Jun 2016

Speaking at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Miami on Friday, President Barack Obama expressed his support for his party's embattled chairwoman — Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

"She's had my back, I want to make sure we have her back,” he said.


Wasserman Schultz has faced blistering criticism in recent weeks, with some insiders speculating she could be ousted before the convention in July amid a drawn-out Democratic primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Sanders has accused Wasserman Schultz of bias toward Clinton — and has endorsed her primary challenger, law professor Tim Canova.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/obama-wasserman-schultz-dnc-223905#ixzz4B0v7Xy41


That's the kind of establishment response that drives some people nuts.

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