Pro-Bernie Sanders protesters crash DNC media tent
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Posted On: 07/28/2016 5:14:51 PM
Pro-Bernie Sanders protesters crash DNC media tents
PHILADELPHIA — Shortly after delegates at the Democratic National Convention officially nominated Hillary Clinton to be the party’s presidential candidate on Tuesday, a group supporting her ex-rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, stormed into tents outside the Wells Fargo Center arena where members of the media had workspaces. The group walked in chanting, but eventually went silent as they were swarmed by reporters.
“This is about failed neoliberal policies and they had a chance to save themselves from themselves with Bernie, but they completely blew it. So, that’s what this is about. This is a Dem exit,” an Ohio delegate named Mary Findley explained to Yahoo News.
It was impossible to gauge the size of the protest as the large crowd that gathered at the front of the tent included at least as many journalists as protesters.
During the primary, Sanders and his campaign repeatedly alleged the Democratic National Committee was biased in favor of Clinton. Along with this, they questioned the results and processes in individual states. Many Sanders supporters who believe the primary was unfair to him felt their suspicions were confirmed when Wikileaks released leaked emails on Saturday showing DNC staffers discussing undermining his campaign.
“This came about through a lot of reasons, a lot of discontent with the DNC in general,” Findley said of the protest.
PHILADELPHIA — Shortly after delegates at the Democratic National Convention officially nominated Hillary Clinton to be the party’s presidential candidate on Tuesday, a group supporting her ex-rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, stormed into tents outside the Wells Fargo Center arena where members of the media had workspaces. The group walked in chanting, but eventually went silent as they were swarmed by reporters.
“This is about failed neoliberal policies and they had a chance to save themselves from themselves with Bernie, but they completely blew it. So, that’s what this is about. This is a Dem exit,” an Ohio delegate named Mary Findley explained to Yahoo News.
It was impossible to gauge the size of the protest as the large crowd that gathered at the front of the tent included at least as many journalists as protesters.
During the primary, Sanders and his campaign repeatedly alleged the Democratic National Committee was biased in favor of Clinton. Along with this, they questioned the results and processes in individual states. Many Sanders supporters who believe the primary was unfair to him felt their suspicions were confirmed when Wikileaks released leaked emails on Saturday showing DNC staffers discussing undermining his campaign.
“This came about through a lot of reasons, a lot of discontent with the DNC in general,” Findley said of the protest.
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