DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE SET TO OFFER SEN. SANDERS A DEAL. FIND OUT!

In an attempt for the Democratic Party to head off an ugly conflict at its convention this summer, the Democratic National Committee plans to offer a concession to Sen. Bernie Sanders - seats on a key convention platform committee - but it may not be enough to stop the Vermont Senator from picking a fight over the party's policy positions.

Allies of both Sec. Clinton and Sanders have urged Democratic leaders to meet some of Bernie Sanders's more mundane demands for greater inclusion at the Philadelphia convention.


Their decision to do so is expected to be finalized by the end of the week, according to two people familiar with the discussions. But growing mistrust between Sanders supporters and party leaders have threatened to undermine that effort.

Even with the committee assignments, Sanders plans an aggressive effort to extract platform concessions on key policies that could prompt divisive battles at a moment when front-runner Hillary Clinton will be trying to unify the party.

Among other issues, he plans to push for a $15 national minimum wage and argue that the party needs a more balanced position regarding Israel and Palestinians, according to a Sanders campaign aide who requested anonymity to speak candidly.

Much like their view that the economy has been "rigged" to benefit the wealthy more than the middle and working classes, Sanders supporters have become increasingly convinced that national Democrats have stacked the political deck with rules that have made it difficult for Sanders to win enough delegates to threaten Clinton's nomination.