Inside the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday.
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The eruption came during a speech in which the Vermont senator was cheered for almost every point he made – including his call to defeat GOP nominee Donald Trump. “We’re going to have a convention this week that highlights success stories”. “Trump has made bigotry and hatred the cornerstone of his campaign”.
Sanders’ supporters in the Granite State have noted that Buckley vouched for the Vermont senator before the New Hampshire primary.
“Brothers and sisters, this is the real world that we live in”, Sanders said as he tried to quiet the crowd.
Unlike presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, Malloy said he thought that Democrats still had an outside chance to retake the House before that redistricting takes place.
“We reject backing Hillary without some explanation”, Miers said.
“I’ve been feeling the Bern”, she said, eliciting raucous applause before her punch line: “Don’t worry, I put some cream on it”. The appeal came after Sanders deputy campaign manager Rich Pelletier and Clinton aide Marlon Marshall met in a bid to head off any floor protests that would shatter the image of Democratic unity as the convention opened, a party official said.The frantic attempts to cool tempers came as DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz was forced to resign on the eve of the convention in the wake of the email controversy.
The Democrats had been trying to avoid the divide that was apparent in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention last week.
The scandal led to the ouster of party chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and an apology from party leaders.
“I am here tonight because in this election, there is only one person who I trust with [the responsibility of the presidency, ]” she said.
For McAuliffe, once the roll call is taken and Clinton reaches the symbolic number of delegates to clinch the nomination, he will take the stage and speak about Clinton’s accomplishments and even how Virginia would benefit from her policy ideas.
The emails also show Wasserman Schultz’s frustration with not getting enough on-air time on MSNBC. “This is not your will for us, and we know it”.
Earlier Monday, the Democratic National Committee offered its “deep and honest apology” to Sanders, his supporters and the entire party for what it calls “the inexcusable remarks made over email”.
Silverman, a Sanders backer in the primaries, quickly pivoted to praise his campaign before explaining why she now was supporting Clinton.
“We want to offer a deep and honest apology to Senator Sanders, his supporters, and the entire Democratic Party for the inexcusable remarks made over email”, the Democratic National Committee said in a statement.
“They like our passion, but they want it for their candidate and their issues and they want us to join with them”.
Several hundred Sanders supporters and other demonstrators converged in the sweltering heat on Broad Street and made their way 4 miles to the convention site as the gathering was being gaveled to order, chanting “Nominate Sanders or lose in November!” and “Hey, hey, ho, ho, the DNC has got to go!”
Much of the program highlighted the diverse coalition that has come to define the modern Democratic Party.
Mrs. Obama, who has spent almost eight years in the White House avoiding political fights, took numerous swipes at Trump, all while avoiding mentioning him by name.
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She says bankers, oil companies and giant corporations benefit “when we turn on each other”.
