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NY Sanders delegates angered by DNC email controversy

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The resignation of Democratic National Convention Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz over the release of emails showing that staff favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders is overshadowing other news at the beginning of the Democratic National Convention. 

Many of the Sanders delegates are angered by the news that DNC staffers may have stacked the deck against their candidate in favor of Hillary Clinton.  

Assemblymember Phil Steck is from the Albany area and one of the few  elected officials supporting Sanders. He says it’s “great” that Wasserman Schultz  resigned, but is philosophical about the Wikileaks release. He says the election is too important to get bogged down in an intra party fight.  

"Everyone that supported Bernie Sanders knew already that the DNC was trying to finagle this things,” said Steck. "But I don’t think that’s the major issue."

Steck is supporting Hillary Clinton in the general election, but not all Sanders delegates will be doing so.

The Sanders delegates from New York are holding a special meeting Monday morning. Later they will hear from Bernie Sanders, before the Vermont Senator addresses the national convention Monday night.

Karen DeWitt is Capitol Bureau Chief for New York State Public Radio, a network of 10 public radio stations in New York State. WBFO listeners are accustomed to hearing DeWitt’s insightful coverage throughout the day, including expanded reports on Morning Edition.
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