After disputes, Dem stars turn their convention positive
Source: MSN/Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hillary Clinton's campaign sought to squelch a political firestorm over hacked emails that deepened dissent among Bernie Sanders' loyal supporters, turning to some of the party's biggest stars Monday to heal divisions on the Democratic convention's opening night.
First lady Michelle Obama was making her first appearance of the presidential campaign. Sanders was taking the stage in a highly anticipated address, as was Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite of liberals and one of the party's toughest critics of Republican Donald Trump.
"Trump thinks he can win votes by fanning the flames of fear and hatred," Warren said in excerpts released ahead of her speech. "By turning neighbor against neighbor. By persuading you that the real problem in America is your fellow Americans — people who don't look like you, or don't talk like you, or don't worship like you."
Clinton's campaign hoped the nighttime line-up would overshadow a tumultuous start to the four-day convention. The release of hacked party emails revealed the Democratic National Committee had favored Clinton over Sanders in the primary, despite vows of neutrality. The uproar led to the forced resignation of party chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
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This will be interesting to see whether America best responds to a positive message of hope built on a progressive platform or whether they choose to adopt the most retrogressive platform in decades on huge tax cuts, racism and rolliing back abortion and LGBT rights.
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