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Bernie Sanders Urges Booing Supporters to Embrace Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders Urges Booing Supporters to Embrace Hillary Clinton
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PHILADELPHIA — Anger and frustration reigned on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, as a divided party grappled Monday with fallout from a email leak that showed its officials trying to ease Hillary Clinton’s path to the presidency while plotting to undermine Senator Bernie Sanders, her rival for the nomination. PHILADELPHIA — Anger and frustration reigned on the first day of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, as a divided party grappled with the fallout from an email leak that showed its officials trying to ease Hillary Clinton’s path to the presidency while plotting to undermine Senator Bernie Sanders, her rival for the nomination.
Democrats were supposed to be forging a unified front to take on Donald J. Trump this week, but instead more than 1,000 supporters of Mr. Sanders took to the scalding streets of Philadelphia to vent their frustration, some adopting a Republican rallying cry about Mrs. Clinton: “Lock her up!” Democrats were supposed to be forging a unified front this week to take on Donald J. Trump, but instead, more than 1,000 supporters of Mr. Sanders took to the scalding streets of Philadelphia to vent their frustration, some adopting a Republican rallying cry about Mrs. Clinton: “Lock her up!”
Others jeered Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the outgoing party chair, as she gave a speech to Florida delegates. And they even booed Mr. Sanders himself as he encouraged them back Mrs. Clinton. Others jeered Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, the outgoing party chair, as she gave a speech to Florida delegates. They even booed Mr. Sanders himself as he encouraged them to back Mrs. Clinton.
The convention was called to order Monday afternoon, and nearly every mention of Mrs. Clinton brought a smattering of cheers and boos, but so far, it did not match the messy, more organized floor fight that greeted the opening of the Republican convention a week before. The convention was called to order Monday afternoon, and nearly every mention of Mrs. Clinton brought a smattering of cheers and boos. But so far, it did not match the messy, more organized floor fight that greeted the opening of the Republican convention last week.
Perhaps none were more divided - or loud - as the California delegation. Delegates waved “Nay!” signs and actively booed every mention of her, while those seated on either side cheered back, waving Hillary buttons and chants of “Hill-a-ry!” Perhaps none were as divided, or loud, as the California delegation. Some delegates waved “Nay!” signs and booed every mention of Mrs. Clinton, while those seated on either side cheered back, waving Hillary buttons and chanting, “Hill-a-ry!”
“I’m gonna boo, and I’m gonna do it for the next four days,” said Jody Feldman, 62, of Sacramento, a lifelong Democrat. “I’m going to boo, and I’m going to do it for the next four days,” said Jody Feldman, 62, of Sacramento, a lifelong Democrat.
But Mr. Sanders issued a statement Monday afternoon warning his delegates against “booing, turning our backs, walking out or similar displays” because “that’s what Mr. Trump wants.”But Mr. Sanders issued a statement Monday afternoon warning his delegates against “booing, turning our backs, walking out or similar displays” because “that’s what Mr. Trump wants.”
Hopes that Ms. Wasserman Schultz’s decision on Sunday afternoon to resign would calm nerves were dashed as the Florida congresswoman publicly addressed her Florida delegation at a breakfast on Monday morning. For those who believed for months that she was rigging the nominating fight, nothing would be forgiven so quickly. Hopes that Ms. Wasserman Schultz’s decision on Sunday afternoon to resign would calm nerves were dashed as she publicly addressed her Florida delegation at a breakfast on Monday. For those who believed for months that she was rigging the nominating fight, nothing would be forgiven so quickly.
Protesters at her address, wearing Sanders T-shirts and buttons, stood and held signs that read “E-MAILS” and “We Don’t Want Cheaters In Our Party Anyway.” Protesters wearing Sanders T-shirts and buttons stood and held signs that read “E-MAILS” and “We Don’t Want Cheaters in Our Party Anyway.”
They booed, loudly, and screamed “fair elections” as Ms. Wasserman Schultz took the lectern and said: “It is so wonderful to be able to be here with my home state. All right everybody now, settle down. Everybody settle down, please.” They booed, loudly, and screamed “fair elections” as Ms. Wasserman Schultz took the lectern and said: “It is so wonderful to be able to be here with my home state. All right, everybody, now, settle down. Everybody settle down, please.”
They refused.They refused.
Mr. Sanders, who has vowed to do whatever it takes to stop Mr. Trump from winning in November, had little luck trying to make the case to his followers that they should vote for Mrs. Clinton. In a rare display of rebellion at a gathering of his delegates, the Vermont senator was drowned out by boos when he mentioned the name of the presumptive Democratic nominee. Mr. Sanders, who has vowed to do whatever it takes to stop Mr. Trump from winning in November, had little luck trying to make the case to his followers that they should vote for Mrs. Clinton. In a rare display of rebellion at a gathering of his delegates, he was drowned out by boos when he mentioned the name of the presumptive Democratic nominee.
“We have got to defeat Donald Trump and we have got to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine,” Mr. Sanders said to a round of jeers. “We have got to defeat Donald Trump, and we have got to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine,” Mr. Sanders said to a round of jeers.
Over chants of “we want Bernie,” he added: “This is a real world we live in. Trump is a bully and a demagogue.”Over chants of “we want Bernie,” he added: “This is a real world we live in. Trump is a bully and a demagogue.”
Mr. Sanders did please his fans when he addressed Ms. Wasserman Schultz, who on Monday took the additional step of abandoning her remaining ceremonial duties at the convention in hopes of avoiding an ugly scene on the convention floor.Mr. Sanders did please his fans when he addressed Ms. Wasserman Schultz, who on Monday took the additional step of abandoning her remaining ceremonial duties at the convention in hopes of avoiding an ugly scene on the convention floor.
“As I think all of you know, Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned yesterday,” he said to rousing applause. “Her resignation opens up the possibility of new leadership at the top of the Democratic Party that will stand with working people and that will open the door of the party to those people who want real change.”“As I think all of you know, Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned yesterday,” he said to rousing applause. “Her resignation opens up the possibility of new leadership at the top of the Democratic Party that will stand with working people and that will open the door of the party to those people who want real change.”
The dissension comes as Democrats are facing an increasingly tough challenge from Mr. Trump, the Republican nominee. A new national poll from CNN/ORC released on Monday showed Mr. Trump receiving a big bounce from his convention, leading Mrs. Clinton 44 percent to 39 percent in a four-way race including Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, the Libertarian and Green Party candidates. Democrats are facing an increasingly tough challenge from Mr. Trump, the Republican nominee. A national CNN/ORC poll released on Monday showed Mr. Trump receiving a big bounce from his convention, leading Mrs. Clinton 44 percent to 39 percent in a four-way race including Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, the Libertarian and Green Party candidates.
After leading Mr. Trump in most polls for weeks, questions about Mrs. Clinton’s honesty are weighing on her. After weeks in which she led Mr. Trump in most polls, questions about Mrs. Clinton’s honesty are weighing on her.
The reaction from Mr. Sanders’s supporters was consistent with the anti-Clinton message delivered by demonstrators during the day. Some pro-Sanders protesters took a harder turn with the “lock her up” chants.The reaction from Mr. Sanders’s supporters was consistent with the anti-Clinton message delivered by demonstrators during the day. Some pro-Sanders protesters took a harder turn with the “lock her up” chants.
“She’s crooked as all get out,” said Brianne Colling, of Canton, Mich., who asked friends to take her picture in front of the sign. “All the proof that’s coming out is that she’s stolen this election from Bernie.”“She’s crooked as all get out,” said Brianne Colling, of Canton, Mich., who asked friends to take her picture in front of the sign. “All the proof that’s coming out is that she’s stolen this election from Bernie.”
Richard Ross Jr., the head of the police department, estimated that about 1,500 people marched, and around 5 p.m. roughly 30 people were arrested after they tried to breach the barriers outside the Wells Fargo Center, where the convention was getting underway. The demonstrators also forced the closing of nearby SEPTA subway station. Richard Ross Jr., the head of the Philadelphia Police Department, estimated that about 1,500 people had marched. At around 5 p.m., roughly 30 people were arrested after they tried to breach the barriers outside the Wells Fargo Center, where the convention was getting underway. The demonstrators also forced the closing of a nearby SEPTA subway station.
The protesters reached the convention center after marching at least three miles from City Hall in temperatures that reached into the mid-90s. Pressing anti-Clinton signs up against a temporary fence, they shouted at arriving delegates and erupted it cheers when the occasional Sanders delegate passed through. The protesters reached the convention center after marching at least three miles from City Hall in temperatures that reached into the mid-90s. Pressing anti-Clinton signs up against a temporary fence, they shouted at arriving delegates and erupted in cheers when the occasional Sanders delegate passed through.
Chants of “Bernie beats Trump” and “hell no, D.N.C., we won’t vote for Hillary,” echoed the surrounding parking lots. Chants of “Bernie beats Trump” and “hell no, D.N.C., we won’t vote for Hillary” echoed through the surrounding parking lots.
Molly Tyson, 44, of San Francisco, said she was hoping the group’s message, and presence at the perimeter, would convince arriving superdelegates to shift their support to Mr. Sanders. Molly Tyson, 44, of San Francisco, said she was hoping the group’s message, and presence at the perimeter, would persuade arriving superdelegates to shift their support to Mr. Sanders.
“We feel like this is a turning point,” Ms. Tyson said, especially now that there is actual evidence of the kind of bias against Mr. Sanders by the committee they have been alleging “from the beginning.” “We feel like this is a turning point,” Ms. Tyson said, especially now that there is evidence of the kind of bias against Mr. Sanders by the committee that his supporters have been alleging “from the beginning.”
Not everyone who came out was in opposition to Mrs. Clinton.Not everyone who came out was in opposition to Mrs. Clinton.
As protesters were about to begin a march, a prominent and respected Sanders surrogate, Nina Turner, showed up, apparently to quiet the anti-Clinton passions.As protesters were about to begin a march, a prominent and respected Sanders surrogate, Nina Turner, showed up, apparently to quiet the anti-Clinton passions.
“Republicans got their own problems — don’t bring that nonsense here,” she said when asked about the “Hillary for Prison” message. She urged the crowd to support Democratic candidates and not defect to a third-party alternative. “I want the Senator Sanders supporters to stay in the revolution,” she said. “It isn’t about him. It’s about us.” “Republicans got their own problems — don’t bring that nonsense here,” she said when asked about the “Hillary for Prison” message. She urged the crowd to support Democratic candidates and not to defect to a third-party alternative. “I want the Senator Sanders supporters to stay in the revolution,” she said. “It isn’t about him. It’s about us.”
She also rebutted protesters who were arguing that Mrs. Clinton’s handling of her emails while secretary of state showed that she was guilty of criminal activity, despite the finding by the F.B.I. director that she was not. She also rebutted protesters who were arguing that Mrs. Clinton’s handling of her emails as secretary of state showed that she was guilty of criminal activity, despite the finding by the F.B.I. that she was not.
“People might not be happy about that, but where I want to see our energies go toward is holding Democrats and Republicans accountable,” she said “People might not be happy about that, but where I want to see our energies go toward is holding Democrats and Republicans accountable,” Ms. Turner said.
Mr. Sanders and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts were scheduled to address the convention on its opening night and their mission was to rally progressive Democrats who are feeling scorned to come to Mrs. Clinton’s side. Mr. Sanders and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts were scheduled to address the convention on its opening night, and their mission was to rally progressive Democrats who are feeling scorned to come to Mrs. Clinton’s side.
Meanwhile, the controversy surrounding the leaked emails showed no signs of dissipating. The D.N.C. sought to put the leak saga behind it by publicly apologizing to Mr. Sanders and his supporters and promising that it was committed to remaining neutral in primary contests. But the controversy surrounding the leaked emails showed no signs of dissipating. The D.N.C. sought to put the issue behind by publicly apologizing to Mr. Sanders and his supporters and promising that it was committed to remaining neutral in primary contests.
The F.B.I. said that it was investigating the intrusions into the party’s emails, which private investigators have attributed to two Russian intelligence agencies, and that it would “hold accountable those who pose a threat in cyberspace.”The F.B.I. said that it was investigating the intrusions into the party’s emails, which private investigators have attributed to two Russian intelligence agencies, and that it would “hold accountable those who pose a threat in cyberspace.”
Federal officials say the investigation has been underway since the spring, when the F.B.I. was first notified of the Democratic committee’s suspicions that it had been hacked. Federal officials said the investigation had been underway since the spring, when the F.B.I. was notified of the Democratic committee’s suspicions that it had been hacked.
The prospect of an incursion by Russian hackers has been playing into Mr. Trump’s narrative of a country that lacks law and order and is spiraling into disarray. At a campaign event in Roanoke, Va., he mused about the situation with glee. The possibility of an incursion by Russian hackers has been playing into Mr. Trump’s narrative of a country that lacks law and order and is spiraling into disarray. At a campaign event in Roanoke, Va., he mused about the situation with glee.
“Honestly whether you like her or not, she worked very hard to rig the system so that Hillary got it,” Mr. Trump said of Ms. Wasserman Schultz. “Honestly, whether you like her or not, she worked very hard to rig the system so that Hillary got it,” Mr. Trump said of Ms. Wasserman Schultz.
He added sarcastically: “Little did she know that China, Russia — one of our many, many friends — came in and hacked the hell out of us.” He added sarcastically, “Little did she know that China, Russia — one of our many, many friends — came in and hacked the hell out of us.”
For Mrs. Clinton, who spent the day campaigning in North Carolina, the divisions come as a disappointment at time when she wanted to project a message of orderly optimism. For Mrs. Clinton, who spent the day campaigning in North Carolina, the divisions were a disappointment at a time when she wanted to project a message of orderly optimism.
“I’ll tell you, we’re going to have a very different kind of convention than they had last week,” Mrs. Clinton said at an event for volunteers at a theater in Charlotte, adding that the Republican convention included “divisiveness,” “finger-pointing” and “fear-mongering.” “I’ll tell you, we’re going to have a very different kind of convention than they had last week,” Mrs. Clinton said at an event for volunteers at a theater in Charlotte, adding that the Republican convention had included “divisiveness,” “finger-pointing” and “fear-mongering.”
She went on to attack Mr. Trump’s penchant for praising dictators, lobbing personal insults - “rotten Clinton” was his moniker of the day - and threatening to retreat from international alliances. And she insisted that the Democrats would put their best foot forward this week. She went on to attack Mr. Trump’s penchant for praising dictators, lobbing personal insults — “rotten Clinton” was his moniker of the day — and threatening to retreat from international alliances. And she insisted that the Democrats would put their best foot forward this week.
“I am very excited about contrasting our vision and values with what we saw from Donald Trump and the Republicans,” she said.“I am very excited about contrasting our vision and values with what we saw from Donald Trump and the Republicans,” she said.