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        May 27, 2016 -
        
  
        Bernie Sanders has picked five progressive members for the Democrats' platform drafting committee while Hillary Clinton has turned to party insiders — and one pick from the party chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, is a glaring example of pay-to-play politics. 
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        September 6, 2012 -
        
  
        The speeches at this week's Democratic National Convention in Charlotte reveal two sides of the Democrats' new Southerns strategy: winning over both elements of the Old South and the region's increasingly diverse future.