THE DIVIDED DEMS – AT 11:32 A.M. ET:   We started noting this in "Short Takes" last night.  The Democratic National Convention begins tomorrow, and I'm sure Ms. Hillary hoped for a smooth affair, culminating in her crowning.  She's not getting it.  From Fox: 

PHILADELPHIA – Democratic National Committee boss Debbie Wasserman Schultz reportedly has been sidelined from a speaking role at her party’s convention, as Sen. Bernie Sanders amplified his criticism Sunday of his arch-political nemesis – and doubled down on calls for her to resign.

The Vermont independent is himself set to speak on the opening night of the Democratic convention, securing an A-list position after a hard-fought, ideological primary battle with Hillary Clinton.

But he hasn’t forgiven Wasserman Schultz for an alleged pro-Clinton bias during the campaign. He repeated those claims in the wake of WikiLeaks’ release of roughly 20,000 Democratic National Committee emails -- including some that suggested the group indeed tried to undermine Sander’s insurgent campaign.

“I think [Wasserman Schultz] should resign. Period. And I think we need a new chair who is going the lead us in a very different direction,” Sanders told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday.

Sanders said “these emails reiterate that reason why she should not be chair.”

Sanders will be joined Monday night on stage at the Wells Fargo Center by first lady Michelle Obama and several other speakers, according to the Democratic National Committee.

COMMENT:  This is going to be bitter.  Sanders will get a tumultuous ovation tomorrow night from the convention floor, which will be filled with the leftist true believers who are taking over the Democratic Party. 

I look forward to the rationalizations that will be put forward by the Hillaried press. 

The fact is, neither party is in such great shape.

July 24, 2016