Marcia Fudge says she was picked 'weeks ago' to chair the Democratic National Convention (video)

[TalkingDog]

Source: Cleveland.com

"I was asked weeks ago. I just kept it quiet," the Warrensville Heights Democrat told reporters at an Ohio Democratic National Convention delegation breakfast.

Wasserman Schultz was initially slated to preside over the convention as DNC chair, according to media reports. However, Wasserman Schultz announced Sunday that she will resign as chair when the convention ends, as a result of leaked emails that appear to show top DNC aides strategizing against U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primary.

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Fudge, who represents much of Cleveland and Akron, said she believed she was picked by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign to chair the convention in part because she's from Ohio, a key swing state.

"I think as well, I come from a part of Ohio that's the strongest voting Democratic bloc in the state," she added. "I think as well is that Hillary and I have been friends for some years, as well as I was one of the early supporters" of Clinton's campaign.

Read more: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/07/marcia_fudge_says_she_was_pick.html

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I'm sure there will be a frantic search of the DNCLeaks documents apace.

[Iggo]

1. Back around June 17th, I'm guessing.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/debbie-wasserman-schultz-sidelined-as-clinton-campaign-assumes-control-of-dnc-operations/

[marble falls]

2. I think she's a good choice. We needed a clean break from the last two years of DWS....

now lets show the voters who we are as compared to the GOP.

[LiberalFighter]

3. This position has nothing to do with DWS. It is normal to have someone else

chair the convention.

Also, DWS has been DNC Chair for the past 5 years.

[runaway hero]

4. well

[Arkana]

5. Clinton wanted DWS out pretty bad it seems.