Democratic megadonor Bernard Schwartz is calling on Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to rally behind a candidate in order to stop Bernie Sanders.
Democratic megadonor Bernard Schwartz has started reaching out to party leaders to encourage them to coalesce around a candidate for president in order to stop the surge of Sen. Bernie Sanders.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, , and Senator Chuck Schumer hold a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on February 11, 2020.Democratic megadonor Bernard Schwartz has started reaching out to party leaders, particularly House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to encourage them to back a candidate for president in order to stop the surge of Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Schwartz noted he has yet to hear back from them but insisted, with Super Tuesday under a week away, that party leaders have to take a stand now before Sanders captures the nomination – and, in his view, takes down the party.
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