Outgoing Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz spoke through unceasing crowd noise and jeers at a delegate breakfast for her state Monday morning, spinning the tremendous “interest” in her remarks into a plug for Florida.
“So I can see there’s a little bit of interest in my being here, and I appreciate that interest, and a little bit of interest from the press. But that really shows that Florida is the most significant battleground state that will make sure that Hillary Clinton is elected president of the United States of America,” the Florida congresswoman said.
Judging by the signs in the room, the interest was more reflective of upset Bernie Sanders supporters. An email leak from last Friday showed that high-ranking DNC officials were working to aid the Clinton campaign, which led to Wasserman Schultz announcing her resignation effective at the end of her party’s convention this week.
The loud and negative reception she received Monday morning indicates it may be a good idea for her to keep her distance from the center of activity in Philadelphia. Former DNC chair and Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell said that he wouldn’t let Wasserman Schultz take the convention stage, if it were up to him, for the sake of self-preservation.
“I really like Debbie, but I wouldn’t, number one for her own good, because it’s going to be messy when she gets up there,” he said on Morning Joe.
