PHILADELPHIA — A former spokeswoman for Sen. Bernard Sanders’ presidential campaign said on Tuesday the election was not “stolen,” amid the revelations that Democratic National Committee officials were musing about how to undermine Mr. Sanders’ campaign.
“Clearly we had a hard-fought primary … this convention represents the belief that we’re stronger together,” former Sanders campaign spokeswoman Symone Sanders said on CNN’s “New Day.”
“For some people, especially with the email leaks that were revealed via WikiLeaks, it’s hard to grasp that concept,” said Ms. Sanders, who is not related to the senator.
She said she feels she has a responsibility as someone who believes in the party and who is going to work hard to stop Donald Trump from getting elected “to stand up and just tell the truth.”
“Because there has been this idea that the election was stolen,” Ms. Sanders said. “People were saying it, but it’s not true. The election wasn’t stolen.”
She said there are and were individuals who “had biases,” but said she’s confident the DNC is taking steps to “make a course correction.”
The DNC apologized to Mr. Sanders, his supporters and the party on Monday over the email flap, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned her post as party chairwoman in the wake of the revelations. WikiLeaks had released a cache of internal emails that showed party officials deriding Mr. Sanders’ campaign and talking about how to undermine it.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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