Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton is the presumptive Democratic nominee, but the party’s civil war is set to continue at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia as Bernie Sanders and his supporters fight for control of the platform — the party’s statement of its values and beliefs.
Sanders has been pulling Clinton to the left throughout the campaign, on everything from trade to the environment. The crafting of the platform offers a rare chance to enshrine many of those changes and Sanders and his supporters are ready for battle.
Sanders won a key concession from the Democratic National Committee last month securing five seats on the 15-member panel writing the platform (Clinton won six seats and DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz picked four members.)
One of the first steps will come Wednesday and Thursday when the DNC’s platform-drafting committee meets in Washington to hear testimony on possible changes. For the full article click here
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