Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s hoping for “a very large voter turnout” in OR this week to secure a win against Hillary Clinton in the state’s primary election. The convention was scheduled to end by 7 p.m. and when it hadn’t wrapped up by 10 p.m., authorities at the Paris Las Vegas casino informed party organizers they could no longer provide the security necessary to handle the crowd.
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State party officials said some Clinton-supporting delegates were ruled ineligible too, although in lower numbers. Out of almost 3,400 qualified state-level delegates who showed up, Clinton had 33 more than Sanders. She now has a 20-15 delegate advantage over Sanders after reversing her fortunes at the state convention.
Sanders supporters have accused state party leaders of rigging the process against them, and they objected to procedural votes to approve the rules of the event. State party officials said the would-be delegates didn’t provide acceptable identification and did not meet the May 1 deadline to register as Democrats.
After the better part of a year trying to win over the party’s liberal wing, she has broadened her economic message and turned to blue-collar voters.
The only time his campaign is “mistakenly” referred to in their articles is when Bernie clinches a win; and come the next day, he is the “old guy” who is bound to lose to Hillary Clinton.
“It’s a long-shot, but we can do it”, Sanders said in a phone interview with Fox 12 Sunday.
The Nevada Convention Chair Roberta Lange on Sunday night abruptly ended the convention with a controversial “yes” or “no” to the Hillary and Bernie supporters gathered in the audience.
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With the Democratic primary of the 2016 United States Election “trudging” towards its penultimate decision on its presidential candidates, the questions are turning significantly crucial and politically sharper in its essence. “Working together respectfully and constructively on Saturday at the Nevada Democratic convention will move us closer to those essential goals”, he said.
