Around the corner, a young man sat with a cardboard sign that said, “Homeless man”, bringing a dose of reality to the state of America and the Democratic Party’s vow to raise wages, create jobs and stir the economy.
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The text message follows several instances inside and outside the Wells Fargo Center of Sanders supporters staging protests and making known their discontent with Hillary Clinton.
Many were angry and frustrated at the prospect of having to choose between Republican nominee Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Referring to Trump’s penchant for tweeting, she said of the presidency: “It can not be boiled down to 140 characters”.
“It tells me that she’s made herself highly unpopular”, Canova said. Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned Sunday as Democratic Party chairwoman over leaked emails suggesting the supposedly neutral Democratic National Committee played favorites for Clinton during the primaries. “We all really believe in Bernie and want to see him in the presidential office”.
Silverman finished and stood next to a stunned Franken. “I guarantee they’ll find the 33,000 emails”, he said. Silverman said. “To the Bernie or Bust people, you’re being ridiculous”.
An array of office holders and celebrities hammered home the call for unity, with singer Paul Simon singing his “Bridge Over Troubled Water” as delegates linked arms and swayed to the music. “It throws a wrench in the party for the short-term, but I like the way we’re dealing with it. The one lesson I learned was to get out ahead of it. The fact that Debbie made the tough decision to step aside and Donna (Brazile), who I think the absolute world of, is a good start”. The campaign also accused Moscow of trying to meddle in the USA election and help Trump, who has said he might not necessarily defend North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies if they are attacked by Russian Federation.
He said he was waiting until after Sander’s prime-time speech on the convention floor in the evening to determine whether Democrats will get behind Clinton. But that was not to last.
The jeers and chants of “Bernie” frequently outlasted and overwhelmed cheers for Clinton inside the arena.
Here too Clinton has 2,218 pledged delegates, far exceeding Sanders’ total of 1,833. “Why are you even here?’ It’s very disrespectful”, said Shane Harris, a Sanders delegate from Orlando.
A Democratic Party official tells Tamara that the Sanders and Clinton campaigns have tried to work together to present a united front. “I’m going to be listening”. “We are all Democrats and we need to act like it”.
The same thing happened as Rep. Elijah Cummings delivered a speech centering on social justice.
“Obviously there are a lot of frustrated Bernie Sanders supporters”, said Lindemann.
Sanders’ campaign also sent an emails to delegates, signed by the senator.
Another participant in the bridge march, Deborah Armstrong, of Spokane, Washington, said she and her husband went bankrupt because of his health problems, which required a heart transplant. Progressive groups led the charge in calling for her ouster. “We did not win this by selling out”.
“We feel alienated by the Clinton campaign”, Tafe said.
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After the raucous appearance at the Florida breakfast, Wasserman Schultz backed off plans to gavel the convention into order Monday, apparently in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the scene.
