5 Things To Watch In Philadelphia This Week

Hillary Clinton will break the penultimate glass ceiling this week — becoming the first female nominee of a major American political party.

It’s a historic milestone that’s been obscured by Donald Trump’s chaotic convention and, now, on the eve of the Democratic convention, the resignation of the DNC chairman following the leak of 20,000 emails showing that the DNC had its thumb on the scale for Clinton. The Clinton campaign blames the leak on Russia, which they say is trying to put its thumb on the scales for Trump.

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Here are five things to watch in Philadelphia this week:

How unified will the Democrats be? 

The Wikileaks email dump threatened to upend the careful truce worked out between the Bernie Sanders camp and the Clinton campaign. But it has led to a huge victory for Sanders. He got Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s head on a platter. Sanders has had a terrible relationship with Schultz. He even endorsed her primary opponent. Did Schultz’s resignation satisfy the Sanders forces? Or will they have a demonstration or a walkout on the floor of the convention, presenting an image of a party almost as divided as the GOP? The answer may come Monday night when Sanders addresses the convention. Will he wholeheartedly and enthusiastically back Clinton? If he does, that will go a long way to unifying the party. For the full article click here 

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