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Bernie Sanders Facing Pressure Over Supporters’ Actions in Nevada
By YAMICHE ALCINDORMAY 17, 2016
Raising the prospect of lasting fissures in the party, Senator Bernie Sanders rebuffed pressure on Tuesday to rein in his supporters after they disrupted a weekend Democratic convention in Nevada, throwing chairs and later threatening the state chairwoman in a fight over delegates. The uproar comes as Hillary Clinton is struggling to turn her and the party’s attention to the fall.
Mr. Sanders’s supporters showed no sign of backing down on Tuesday. In interviews, several threatened to disrupt the party’s convention in Philadelphia in July with protests and nonviolent disobedience over a nominating system that they say has treated Mr. Sanders unfairly. In emails, on social media and on websites, his supporters have traded advice about protest tactics and legal services in case of mass arrests.
Alarmed by the unrest in Nevada, Senator Harry Reid, the minority leader, said that he spoke with Mr. Sanders on Tuesday and that the Vermont senator faced a “test of leadership” over his supporters’ actions. Mr. Reid, who represents Nevada, said he was confident that Mr. Sanders would “do the right thing.”
But Mr. Sanders showed no sign of backing down, releasing a statement that, while condemning violence, accused the Democratic leadership in Nevada of using “its power to prevent a fair and transparent process from taking place.”
The fight in Nevada underscored the determination of Mr. Sanders’s supporters to undermine Mrs. Clinton’s all-but-certain march to the nomination. On Tuesday she lost the Oregon primary but declared victory in Kentucky, where she held a 1,900-vote edge according to complete but unofficial returns.
Gee, Harry Reid didn't seem to have a problem with Sanders supporters when they constantly disrupt Trump events. In the words of Obama's favorite 'Christian', Rev Wright, "the chickens have come home to roost."
It's all fun and games when they were unleashing these useful idiots on Trump, and his supporters, but now that they are targeting them, it's not so fun anymore.
Lol, now Bernie supporters are the violent ones? Sanders supporters loved it when trump was accused of inciting violence by media. What do they say now?
I have heard relatively little about ^ this actual attack.
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