1. Bernie backers boo Bernie
In an extraordinary scene on the first day of the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia, Bernie Sanders called on supporters to back Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump – only to be booed.
'This is the real world'
Brothers and sisters! Brothers and sisters. This is, this is the real world that we live in. Trump is a bully and a demagogue. Trump has made bigotry and hatred the cornerstone of his campaign.
– Bernie Sanders
2. Democratic chair ousted
As Sanders supporters marched in the streets and a group of Sanders delegates vowed to stage a convention floor protest, an even greater upheaval rocked the Democratic party apparatus.
Summary
Despite resigning after an emails leak revealed a conspiracy against Sanders at top party levels, chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz had planned to gavel in the convention, where every pass is stamped with her name.
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But Wasserman Schultz was hit with boos and jeers from Sanders supporters when she tried to address delegates on Monday morning. Fearing an ugly floor scene, she gave up her gavel – and headed home.
Economy plus or better, and has to be direct
EXIT PLAN: With no formal convention role, @DWStweets now negotiating flight back to Florida as part of her exit, 2 ppl familiar w talks say
— Ed O'Keefe (@edatpost) July 25, 2016
3. FBI investigating emails leak
Who leaked the emails that are causing the Democrats such pain? The Clinton campaign said it was Russia – and that it was a deliberate move to boost the Trump campaign. The FBI is investigating.
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One cyber-attack targeted the personal email account of a DNC staffer conducting oppo research on Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Yahoo reported.
Obama half-brother says he’s voting Trump
4. Trump sees polling bounce
Donald Trump got his post-convention polling bounce on Monday, with three major polls showing him ahead of Clinton by one to four points. Polling averages had the two functionally tied.
Insanely long Trump event line
The line outside of Trump-Pence Roanoke rally (Roanoke, you made me sweat before I even put the dress shirt on): pic.twitter.com/800kCKqRyW
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) July 25, 2016
5. Trump counter-programs DNC
Trump sought to step on the Democrats’ first big night by planning a Reddit “ask me anything” set to begin just as the evening program gets under way in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
6. Democratic stars to speak
On the bright side for the Democrats, speakers Monday night were to include Senator Elizabeth Warren, first lady Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders and Dreamers activist Astrid Silva.
... and another thing:
I am not able to attend this year’s Democratic convention, but I will be voting for Hillary Clinton. (1/3)
— Al Gore (@algore) July 25, 2016
