In their own words: The Sanders supporters who won’t vote Democrat
PHILADELPHIA — Diehard Bernie Sanders supporters were protesting Monday outside the Democratic convention, expressing overwhelming opposition to voting for the party — even if it means electing Donald Trump. Inside the convention, a number booed when their candidate urged them to vote for Hillary Clinton.
Their frustrations have been fed by the release of stolen emails that show Democratic party officials favoured Clinton. Here, in their own words, people on the progressive left explain what’s going on:
—Lily Raywood, Texas:
“We have a lot more transparency now (thanks to electronic news sources like Wikileaks). But the establishment isn’t going to support that transparency, nor is American mainstream media because they are all in collusion with the powers that be… More and more people are now computer savvy, (with) social media… Bernie supporters believe (the nomination) was stolen… (Now) you can’t argue there wasn’t collusion. The Democratic party was supposed to be fair toward whatever candidates qualified.”