Bernie Supporters Are Still Fighting, and Heckling, for Washington Superdelegates

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

With all the attention given the heated contest for the Republican Party presidential nomination, it’s easy to forget the battle to become the Democratic nominee isn’t over.

Bernie Sanders’ supporters in Washington certainly haven’t.

On Sunday, at Heatherwood Middle School in Mill Creek, they made their presence felt at the convention of the Snohomish County Democratic Party, turning a usually bland affair of process and pep rally into a rowdy rebuke of three of the party’s torchbearers in Congress.

Inside the school’s gym, they unleashed their frustration at Sen. Patty Murray and Reps. Rick Larsen and Suzan DelBene for pledging their superdelegate votes to Hillary Clinton at the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

They contend the trio, and the party’s other 14 superdelegates, must instead cast their vote for Sanders, who defeated Clinton by a nearly 3-1 margin in the state party caucuses.

They expressed themselves by repeatedly interrupting the speeches of Murray, Larsen and DelBene by stamping on the bleachers and chanting, “Bernie”.

Richard Wright, the county party chairman, repeatedly gaveled the crowd into order though the calm never lasted long.

Murray, forced to halt her comments several times, did receive applause when she said superdelegates have never overturned the will of pledged delegates, Wright recounted. Clinton is leading Sanders among pledged delegates.

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[LisaM]

1. This is why I didn't even attend the caucus

Those wide margins in Washington State that Bernie claims (from the staggeringly low percentage of voters, 4%) partially occurred because almost every single Hillary supporter I know was pretty much afraid to go and be intimidated like this (I did send in an affidavit, but I don't know if others did).

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. This was the Snohomish County convention.

Most of the time this is just a rah rah session where elected party official give speeches. I was not picked as a delegate for the Congressional District caucus at the Legislative district caucus two weeks ago. As such there was no reason for me to attend even though Heatherwood Middle School is not far from where I live.

Doesn't seem I missed much.

[LisaM]

6. I know.....

These are of course the more committed ones. But the aggressive mob mentality is frightening. You can't tell me the campaign isn't encouraging this to some degree.

[Thinkingabout]

2. To me, they are providing the best reasons to endorse Hillary. Their expressions would turn me

Away from endorsing Sanders, if he can not control their conduct how in the hell is he going to be an effective commander-in- chief? Some of those they are seeking worked with Sanders and Hillary in Congress, this is probably where they are making the decision to endorse Hillary.

[IamMab]

3. Sweet Jeebus, the petulance. The entitlement. The privilege.

These aren't the actions of rational adults.

[BootinUp]

4. Democracy Smocracy! Wee want Bernieeeee

[ismnotwasm]

7. Dumbasses

Just embarrassing.

[UtahLib]

8. Are they accustomed to getting their way

by screaming and stomping their feet in order to cow mommy and daddy. Time to grow up, kiddies.

[sheshe2]

9. Simple answer. Yes.