“The nomination was stolen”. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) over the former secretary of state.
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A glass ceiling is shattering at the Democratic National Convention as Hillary Clinton ascends to the presidential nomination with Tuesday’s roll call of the states, making her the first woman to lead a major party into a White House race. A few spontaneously sang “this land is our land”, and a banner read “we the people”. Some said they there finished with the Democratic Party after what they feel was a rigged process. This was a four-day Hillary party. To say some delegates are angry or dismayed would be an understatement. “We were treated like lepers”.
To that end, Renteria said the Clinton campaign has been building up its millennial youth program on college campuses, hiring Bernie Sanders’ director of student organizing, Kunoor Ojha, in June. By early evening, a large crowd had formed outside the subway station closest to the arena. I’m having a hard time reconciling the man who spent over a year of his life railing against collusion and corruption and fraud, who’s now telling us to vote for the very person that was the beneficiary of all that corruption, as the most recent scandal with the DNC has proven.
Earlier, delegates from South Dakota had given Clinton 15 votes, ensuring that she had more than the 2,383 votes needed to win the nomination.
First lady Michelle Obama delivered the same message Monday night in a heartfelt endorsement of the candidate who engaged her husband in a fierce struggle for the nomination in 2008.
“I suspect we are witnessing an event that will fundamentally change American politics”, said James, of Flint, Michigan.
Sanders delegate Dr. JoAnn Fujioka, of Colorado, said that while she loves Sanders, he is no longer in the running and she’ll instead support Clinton.
“He persuaded no one to vote for Hillary”, said Greg Gregg, a retired 69-year-old nurse from Salem, Oregon.
Late Tuesday afternoon, “Bernie or bust” demonstrators who set out for the convention site by subway were forced by police to get off one stop short of their destination. In a crowd-control measure that was also used the night before, only passengers with media or convention credentials were allowed to ride all the way to the Wells Fargo Center.
Despite the frustration, Sanders urged his supporters to back Clinton, even after WikiLeaks released emails appearing to show high-level DNC staffers working against the Sanders campaign during the primary.
Sometimes it’s the things we don’t say that are more valuable than what we do actually say. Elizabeth Warren didn’t persuade him to support Clinton.
In a symbolic show of party unity, Clinton’s former rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, told the chairwoman from the convention floor that Clinton should be selected as the party’s nominee at the dramatic climax of a state-by-state roll call at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
Carter, a Dallas resident, said he doesn’t fear a Republican Donald Trump presidency. Former President Bill Clinton, a string of celebrities and other speakers will offer prime-time testimonials to her career highlights and advocacy efforts, hoping to soften her image and resistance to her campaign.
As Scully spoke, a passer-by called out: “That’s a vote for Trump!”
In a separate protest, against police brutality and racial injustice, about 500 people marched down Broad Street to City Hall.
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When Trump mentioned Clinton’s name, the group answered with shouts of “Lock her up!” an echo of the chants at last week’s Republican convention.
