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— Rob Pegoraro (@robpegoraro) July 26, 2016
From the Yahoo article:
…Even in this sea of sadness, Sean Kehren, a 22-year-old Sanders delegate from Minnesota, stood out. For one, he was wearing a Peter Pan-style hat (which represents a “Robin Hood tax” on Wall Street). His expression of pure anguish as Sanders spoke earned him the title of “breakout star” among all the crying Sanders delegates…
Kehren, however, told Yahoo News that he is not a Bernie-or-buster. He said he was crying in part because he found it very noble that Sanders was encouraging his fans to back Clinton for the good of the nation after such a hard-fought and idealistic campaign. (Kehren also wept earlier Monday when Sanders was loudly booed by his delegates for telling them to get behind Clinton.)
“I was getting emotional over the fact that he was doing his best to unify the party and I think that’s such a noble cause,” Kehren said. “Bernie has led a revolution, he’s led a movement, and now that movement has to get behind the party.”…
Kehren said he’s not a privileged “Bernie Bro” who hates Clinton, as some on social media have branded him. He said he was raised by a struggling single mom and will vote for Clinton in the election. “She’s done her best to make deals with Bernie and to embrace his side, and I have to giver her credit for that,” he said of Clinton…
Good for Mr. Kehren. As others have pointed out, a big part of the problem with Sanders delegates is that the experienced political people overwhelmingly chose to work for Clinton’s campaign. By default — as much as inclination — the Sandernistas knew less about what acting as a delegate would mean, from paying their own expenses to accepting that the convention rules, however labyrinthine or ‘illogical’, would have to be followed even if one’s candidate didn’t win the ballots.
Fundamental problem w DNC: Clinton delegates a good representation of her supporters, Bernie delegates aren’t, crazier than Sanders voters
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) July 26, 2016
@jimb345 @DanaHoule I saw the selection process of both the HRC folks and BS folks at our district convention, and this was predictable.
— Mike Caulfield (@holden) July 25, 2016
@jimb345 @DanaHoule BS folks weren't doing speeches as resumes — they were proving who hated Hillary most. Being new to system was *plus*.
— Mike Caulfield (@holden) July 25, 2016
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