Sanders urges fans to rally behind Clinton as DNC heats up
A shouting match ensued including calls of “grow up!” There’s also a certain sense of entitlement among some Clinton supporters that is equally off-putting.
Anchia said he expects all this to be forgotten by the end of the week.
Bernie Sanders is still technically running for president, as he has yet to formally suspend his campaign.
Sanders has already sent out a fundraising plea on behalf of Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold.
One of the key changes this year could be new court-ordered maps for Florida’s congressional and state Senate seats under the anti-gerrymandering Fair Districts amendments approved by voters in 2010.
In a tweet on Sunday, the singer urged the party to “rip the bandaid off” and fire Wasserman Schultz so it could begin the convention on Monday with a show of party unity. ‘Brothers and sisters, this is the real world that we live in, ‘ he said. Mr. Trump tweeted early in the evening. Iowa delegate Chris Laursen, who says he won’t vote for Clinton in November, told the Des Moines Register, “Bernie basically fed us a bunch of Mountain Dew and now he wants us to go to bed”.
Monday saw disruptive protests and a rancorous fight over leaked emails showing party bias against Sanders. He said Democrats “can’t afford a wasted vote”.
But Sanders delegate Jeff Day of DE predicts an even more raucous response Tuesday night from Sanders’ supporters.
“Thank you for so many things, but thank you for leading the way in our country to more representative and fair redistricting”, Pelosi said.
Meanwhile, a glass ceiling will shatter at the convention in Philadelphia Tuesday night as Clinton ascends to the presidential nomination with the roll call of the states.
He’s telling a Bloomberg Politics breakfast that the campaign feels like it has “robust security” and has received no indication by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that their correspondence is at risk.
Republican Donald Trump is receiving an enthusiastic response from veterans as he criticizes Democrats and vows to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., told reporters Tuesday.
The 69-year-old Democratic icon and two-term president remains a powerful force on the national stage, although he is more gaunt and his energy is no longer boundless as it appeared four years ago. He says that “they really established ISIS”.
Liberal favorite Elizabeth Warren, senator from MA, and Sanders himself also did their part to bring along his fans, some of whom were in tears by the time the Vermont senator took the stage to shouts of “We love you, Bernie”.
But the crowd’s hostility to Clinton seemed to wane during the night.
Quinones-Sanchez said she’d like to see the first lady return to Chicago and run for public office herself.
“What we must do, or forever look back in regret, is defeat Donald Trump and elect Hillary Clinton”, he said Tuesday while addressing the California delegation. That makes the push for unity, now coming from both Mrs. Clinton and Sanders, an even more daunting challenge.
During the roll call, Larry, who lives in the United Kingdom, cast his vote for his younger brother and got emotional. At crucial points at their conventions – the GOP in Cleveland last week and the Dems in Philly this week – Sanders and Cruz chose demonstrably divergent paths, leaving us to mull which was more honorable.
“She didn’t get angry or disillusioned. Hillary did not pack up and go home”, she said. “You’re going to vote for Bernie Sanders”.
In an interview with Telemundo released Monday, presumed Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine said that Hillary Clinton would push for immigration reform in the first 100 days of her administration.