*'''11 February.''' DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz tells CNN [[Superdelegate]]s exist "really to make sure that party leaders and elected officials don’t have to be in a position where they are running against grassroots activists.”<ref>https://youtu.be/w5llLIKM9Yc</ref> Later news breaks that Wasserman Schultz quietly rescinded a 2008 ban on donations to the DNC from corporate lobbyists and PACs. The decision paves the way for the Hillary Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee between the DNC and the Clinton campaign.<ref>http://observer.com/2017/04/hearing-set-dnc-class-action-lawsuit-bernie-sanders/</ref> | *'''11 February.''' DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz tells CNN [[Superdelegate]]s exist "really to make sure that party leaders and elected officials don’t have to be in a position where they are running against grassroots activists.”<ref>https://youtu.be/w5llLIKM9Yc</ref> Later news breaks that Wasserman Schultz quietly rescinded a 2008 ban on donations to the DNC from corporate lobbyists and PACs. The decision paves the way for the Hillary Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee between the DNC and the Clinton campaign.<ref>http://observer.com/2017/04/hearing-set-dnc-class-action-lawsuit-bernie-sanders/</ref> |