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Banker and Former Congressman Barney Frank To Oversee Democratic Platform
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"The past few months of national politics have been dominated by speculation that the Republican National Convention could turn ugly. It now appears the Democrats are headed toward their own version of convention conflict.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has run an unexpectedly tough campaign against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, wrote a letter Friday to the Democratic National Committee urging it to play fair when choosing the standing committees that will determine the rules and platform for the party. Sanders said in the letter that two appointees who had already been named are “aggressive attack surrogates on the campaign trail” for Clinton, including former Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank — who sits on the board of directors of a major bank that was recently named in a lawsuit about an alleged Ponzi scheme. Frank has also publicly boasted about the money he has raked in from Wall Street, both as a lawmaker and now as a top Democratic Party power broker.
Frank's appointment could prove to be a hurdle for Sanders, who says he should be able to influence the Democrats' platform since he piled up a significant number of votes and won many states during the nominating season. One of the issues he is almost certain to push is Wall Street banking reform, which has been a cornerstone of his campaign message.
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