Bernie Sanders will have more say over the drafting of the Democratic Party platform than initially thought, even if he does -- as is expected -- lose his primary fight to Hillary Clinton.
The DNC confirms that Sanders and Clinton have agreed with Democratic Party officials to a new allocation of members to the committee that writes the platform.
Sanders will name five and Clinton will name six members to the 15-member committee that writes the platform. DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz will name the remaining four. The platform will be revealed at the convention in Philadelphia in July.
This is a move aimed at being inclusive to Sanders supporters after his much stronger-than-expected primary campaign.
The news was first reported by the Washington Post.
The DNC rules state it is at the chair's discretion to pick the entire 15-member committee.
Sanders has not been shy in discussing his opposition to Wasserman Schultz. Over the weekend he announced his support for her primary challenger, South Florida professor Tim Canova and sent a fundraising solicitation on his behalf which Canova's campaign said raised $250,000 for his campaign. Sanders also said on CNN yesterday he would replace Wasserman Schultz as party chair if he made it to the White House.
Neither Clinton or Sanders' campaigns immediately returned a request for comment.
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