Speaking to the convention delegates on Monday night, Sanders said understood “that many people here in this convention hall and around the country are disappointed about the final results of the nominating process”.
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But some stalwart Sanders supporters, wary of Clinton, have signaled they could support Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein instead.
Lytle gave up his credentials so he won’t be on the convention floor, and won’t be able to cast his vote during roll call later Tuesday when the former Secretary of State will be officially nominated.
Silverman continued, “I will vote for Hillary with gusto as I continue to be inspired and moved to action by the ideals set forth by Bernie who will never stop fighting for us”.
The tension erupted while delegates supporting Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s primary rival, were arrayed on the stage at a daily breakfast convened by the state delegation. After his call for Clinton’s election was met with a smattering of boos, Sanders replied, “It is easy to boo, but it is harder to look your kids in the face if we are living under a Trump presidency”. Smith said Democratic National Committee officials led them on a “wild goose chase” to get the necessary forms.
Sanders suggested Tuesday he wouldn’t rush to make that gesture early, mindful that cutting off his restive voters could cause an outcry.
When asked if he was actually a Democrat that day, Sanders told Seven Days, a hometown Vermont paper: “No, I am an independent who is going to be working with the-” and then cut himself off mid sentence.
Luis Magana, a 25-year-old Sanders delegate from Norwalk, said he wanted to hear more from the first night of the convention about policy, not just a lineup of speakers praising Clinton’s experience and how she’s ready for the White House. “We are live on Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention”, he announced Monday night, “also known as Hillary Clinton and the awful, horrible, no good, very bad day”.
“Hillary Clinton is listening to the scientists who tell us that – unless we act boldly and transform our energy system in the very near future – there will be more drought, more floods, more acidification of the oceans, more rising sea levels”, he said. As it turns out, no one knew she was going to say it.
Clinton will be watching from her home in NY, her campaign said.
Some delegates said the messages did the trick.
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The news of Mikulski and Lewis’ nomination comes after reports Tuesday morning that the Bernie Sanders and Clinton camps were in talks about Sanders nominating Clinton.
