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| Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign assailed the head of the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday, accusing her of blatantly favoring his rival, Hillary Clinton, during the party’s increasingly tense nominating battle. | Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign assailed the head of the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday, accusing her of blatantly favoring his rival, Hillary Clinton, during the party’s increasingly tense nominating battle. |
| The criticism comes amid growing fears about the prospects for party unity, as supporters of Mr. Sanders have been enraged by how they were treated at a state convention in Nevada last weekend and directed violent threats at the Democratic chairwoman there. | The criticism comes amid growing fears about the prospects for party unity, as supporters of Mr. Sanders have been enraged by how they were treated at a state convention in Nevada last weekend and directed violent threats at the Democratic chairwoman there. |
| National party leaders, such as the D.N.C.’s chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, have criticized how Mr. Sanders has handled the unrest, adding to the frustration within his campaign. | National party leaders, such as the D.N.C.’s chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, have criticized how Mr. Sanders has handled the unrest, adding to the frustration within his campaign. |
| “The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, it is clear almost from the get-go she has been working against Bernie Sanders — there’s no doubt about it, for personal reasons,” Jeff Weaver, Mr. Sanders’s campaign manager, said of Ms. Wasserman Schultz on MSNBC. | |
| Mr. Weaver cited the primary debate schedule and the D.N.C.’s fund-raising agreement with Mrs. Clinton as specific slights. In regards to Ms. Wasserman Schultz, he added, “She has been the divider and not really provided leadership that the Democratic Party needs.” | Mr. Weaver cited the primary debate schedule and the D.N.C.’s fund-raising agreement with Mrs. Clinton as specific slights. In regards to Ms. Wasserman Schultz, he added, “She has been the divider and not really provided leadership that the Democratic Party needs.” |
| Mr. Sanders has condemned violence and harassment by his supporters and has vowed that he will do whatever it takes to prevent Donald J. Trump from becoming president, even if he is not the Democratic nominee. But it is unclear if Mr. Sanders’s passionate fans will follow suit. | Mr. Sanders has condemned violence and harassment by his supporters and has vowed that he will do whatever it takes to prevent Donald J. Trump from becoming president, even if he is not the Democratic nominee. But it is unclear if Mr. Sanders’s passionate fans will follow suit. |
| Several of the supporters of Mr. Sanders who left messages for Roberta Lange, the Nevada Democratic Party’s chairwoman, said that they would be voting for Mr. Trump over Mrs. Clinton because of how they were treated by the state party. | Several of the supporters of Mr. Sanders who left messages for Roberta Lange, the Nevada Democratic Party’s chairwoman, said that they would be voting for Mr. Trump over Mrs. Clinton because of how they were treated by the state party. |
| A WBUR poll of New Hampshire voters that was released on Wednesday also showed some ominous signs for Mrs. Clinton, who was deadlocked with Mr. Trump in a hypothetical general-election matchup in the state. Nearly a quarter of those who support Mr. Sanders had no plans to vote for Mrs. Clinton if she is nominated, and 10 percent said they would vote for Mr. Trump if she were the Democratic nominee. | A WBUR poll of New Hampshire voters that was released on Wednesday also showed some ominous signs for Mrs. Clinton, who was deadlocked with Mr. Trump in a hypothetical general-election matchup in the state. Nearly a quarter of those who support Mr. Sanders had no plans to vote for Mrs. Clinton if she is nominated, and 10 percent said they would vote for Mr. Trump if she were the Democratic nominee. |
| Exit polls last week during the West Virginia Democratic primary showed a similar dynamic, with 44 percent of voters who supported Mr. Sanders saying that they would back Mr. Trump in a general election. | Exit polls last week during the West Virginia Democratic primary showed a similar dynamic, with 44 percent of voters who supported Mr. Sanders saying that they would back Mr. Trump in a general election. |
| “There is healing in the Democratic Party that will need to take place,” said Steve Koczela, who conducted the WBUR poll. “The primary is definitively not over in the minds of Sanders supporters and a lot of it has left them pretty cold to the idea of voting for Hillary Clinton.” | “There is healing in the Democratic Party that will need to take place,” said Steve Koczela, who conducted the WBUR poll. “The primary is definitively not over in the minds of Sanders supporters and a lot of it has left them pretty cold to the idea of voting for Hillary Clinton.” |
| Meanwhile, Mr. Trump has been relishing the discord on the Democratic side and coaxing disaffected backers of Mr. Sanders to join him. | Meanwhile, Mr. Trump has been relishing the discord on the Democratic side and coaxing disaffected backers of Mr. Sanders to join him. |
| “Bernie Sanders is being treated very badly by the Democrats,” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “The system is rigged against him.” | “Bernie Sanders is being treated very badly by the Democrats,” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “The system is rigged against him.” |