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Elizabeth Warren says the 2016 primary was rigged in Hillary Clinton’s favor - The Boston Globe

posted onNovember 4, 2017
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Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Senator Elizabeth Warren said twice Thursday in separate interviews that she believed the 2016 Democratic primary was rigged in Hillary Clinton’s favor. Warren’s comments came after Donna Brazile, who served as the interim Democratic National Committee chairman in 2016, published excerpts of her book in Politico in which she detailed an “unethical” financial deal between the party and Clinton’s campaign. In the excerpt, Brazile said she told US Senator Bernie Sanders that Clinton “had exerted this control of the party long before she became its nominee.” Warren, a liberal firebrand from Massachusetts with a national following, did not endorse Clinton during the general election. But since President Trump took office, Warren has ramped up public appearances with Sanders, who shares unveiled his proposal for a single-payer health care system in September. And on Thursday, the pair released a video in which the senators sat side-by-side, showering criticism on the GOP’s new tax plan. Alex Wong/Getty Images Senator Bernie Sanders patted Senator Elizabeth Warren’s back during an event on health care on Sept. 13. In an interview with PBS NewsHour on Thursday, Judy Woodruff asked Warren about Brazile’s excerpts and what they meant for the Democratic Party. “Do you think that what we’re learning from Donna Brazile’s book suggests that the camp... Link to the full article to read more

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