Sanders loyalists warn of party split after Clinton victory

The Massachusetts delegation, like several other delegations at the Democratic National Convention, received a surprise visitor Wednesday morning: Bernie Sanders stopped by during breakfast to lobby his supporters to get behind Hillary Clinton.

Across the arena, Bernie’s eyes welled up as his wife Jane wept next to him.

The Houston Chronicle proclaimed that “Clinton had made history”, but the picture of a smiling Bill beneath the headline made it look like it was a reference to him running to be the country’s first First Husband.

When asked if he was personally frightened by the possibility of the Republican having access to nuclear codes, he said: “What I think is scary is a president who doesn’t know their stuff and doesn’t seem to have an interest in learning what they don’t know”.

“Back-to-back”, Cook said.

Although the roll call outcome was a foregone conclusion, the state-by-state vote saw rowdy displays on the convention floor. So instead of trying to get Americans to like her or the status quo better, Democrats can try to get voters to act on their pre-existing view of the candidates’ qualifications.

Speech after speech at the Democratic National Convention – even the one from Sanders – have aimed to unify the party behind Clinton. Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, two of Clinton’s former presidential primary rivals, and other party leaders planned to endorse her credentials on world affairs as well as the economy, as those issues take on a larger role in the presidential campaign.

Clinton’s path to this moment was decades in the making. The voice vote was a full-throated, almost-in-unison “Aye!”

“Tonight, on this night, we will shatter that glass ceiling again”.

“So clearly”, he concluded, “the Democrats are attuned to the potent symbolism of flags”.

The Washington Post doubled down on maleness, featuring photos of both Bill Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders. Hillary has no more to offer me than Trump, and I will not vote for either.

On Monday, Sanders supporters in the California delegation expressed their displeasure to California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, booing his speech and chanting, “Count the votes!”

“I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party”, Sanders said to massive cheers.

Asked by NBC News if Mr Trump could win, Mr Obama said: “I’ve seen all kinds of insane stuff happen”. The speeches took jabs at Republican nominee Donald Trump and painted Clinton as someone who’s broken down barriers. And when it came time for Brown to dole out the delegate totals, it wasn’t clear how Sanders backers would respond.

Clinton can struggle to show compassion in front of crowds – something her supporters, including the mother of a shooting victim, says she shares in private. He clapped. He smiled.

Almost 70, Bill Clinton is a bit frailer, a touch shakier, though aides and friends say his famous memory remains sharp.

Ann Lewis has known the Clintons for over 20 years. Thanks to you and to everyone who’s fought so hard to make this possible. “But I will be waiting”.

First, as a New Englander who has watched Bernie Sanders over his whole career, let me say he has been a lot more faithful to the Democratic party than a lot of Democrats have …