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Maryland Democrats head to convention

A large portion of Maryland’s Democratic elected officials will be in Philadelphia this week to attend the Democratic National Convention. Among that group is state Sen. Catherine Pugh. The Baltimore mayoral candidate is at the convention as a delegate for Hillary Clinton and she said she is looking forward to an exciting and positive four days. This despite the revelation from leaked emails by WikiLeaks that show Democratic Party staffers secretly helped Clinton.

Maryland Democrats head to convention
A large portion of Maryland’s Democratic elected officials will be in Philadelphia this week to attend the Democratic National Convention. Among that group is state Sen. Catherine Pugh. The Baltimore mayoral candidate is at the convention as a delegate for Hillary Clinton and she said she is looking forward to an exciting and positive four days. This despite the revelation from leaked emails by WikiLeaks that show Democratic Party staffers secretly helped Clinton.
WEBVTT CLINTON DELEGATE AND SESSION LOOKING FOR TO AN EXCITING AND POSITIVE EVENT. >> I THINK WHOEVER LEAKED THOSE E-MAILS CERTAINLY SHOULD BE PUNISHED AND WE HOPE IT HAS NO IMPACT ON THE CONFERENCE COMING FORWARD. VANESSA: LEAKED EMAILS SHOW DEMOCRATIC PARTY STAFFERS SECRETLY HELPED HILLARY CLINTON. THE REVELATION LED TO THE RESIGNATION OF PARTY CHAIR DEBBIE WASSERMAN-SHULTZ WHO WILL STEP DOWN AFTER THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. MARYLAND STATE SENATOR CATHERINE PUGH IS HEADING TO PHILADELPHIA AS A CLINTON DELEGATE. >> I'M LOOKING FOR A UNIFYING MESSAGE, ONE THAT GIVES OUR COUNTRY HOPE ONE THAT UNDERSTANDS WE HAVE THE RIGHT CHOICE IN PRESIDENT, IN PRESIDENT HILLARY CLINTON AND THAT WE UNITE TOGETHER AND GO FORWARD AND TRY TO GET EVERYBODY EXCITED ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN. >> A UNIFYING MESSAGE IS NEEDED AS DEMOCRATS START THE CONVENTION DEEPLY DIVIDED. >> DESPITE THE E-MAIL LEAK BERNIE SANDERS HAS SAID HE WILL NOT CHALLENGE CLINTON, ADDING THAT DEMOCRATS NEED TO FOCUS ON DEFEATING DONALD TRUMP. >> HE HAS HAD HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION, WITH THIS TEAM, AND I THINK THAT YOU WILL HEAR PART OF HIS MESSAGE BEING INSERTED WITH HER MESSAGE. >> PUGH SAYS SHE'S EXCITED ABOUT THE CONVENTION AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SPEAKERS DELIVERI POSITIVE MESSAGES. >> THAT WE GIVE THIS COUNTRY HOPE, THAT WE FOCUS ON THE ISSUES OF GETTING PEOPLE WORKING IN OUR COUNTRY, AND THAT WE CONTINUE THE AGENDA THAT OBAMA HAS LEFT US MOVING FORWARD WITH, HEALTHCARE FOR ALL. VANESSA: PUGH ALSO ATTENDED THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, AS A CLINTON DELEGATE. WHEN ASKED WHETHER DNC CHAIRWOMAN CHAIRWOMAN DEBBIE WASSERMAN-SHULTZ SHOULD RESIGN.
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Maryland Democrats head to convention
A large portion of Maryland’s Democratic elected officials will be in Philadelphia this week to attend the Democratic National Convention. Among that group is state Sen. Catherine Pugh. The Baltimore mayoral candidate is at the convention as a delegate for Hillary Clinton and she said she is looking forward to an exciting and positive four days. This despite the revelation from leaked emails by WikiLeaks that show Democratic Party staffers secretly helped Clinton.
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