By Kelsey DeGideo | Cronkite News
PHILADELPHIA – Arizona native Jason Hurst came to Philadelphia with a message for Democrats on the night they were expected to formally nominate Hillary Clinton for president: “I can’t stomach the thought of even voting for Clinton.”
Hurst was among the hundreds of “Bernie or Bust” protesters out Tuesday – supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders – who were refusing to let go of his campaign even though Sanders himself has urged them to vote for Clinton, his former rival.
It was a continuation of protests that began Monday, the first day of the convention, with Sanders supporters shouting down or chanting over speakers at the convention, even booing Sanders when he called on them to back Clinton and help defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The protests reached a crescendo Tuesday when Sanders delegates left the convention arena after Clinton clinched the nomination and briefly staged sit-ins outside Wells Fargo Center as well as in the media workspace, where they were surrounded by police and reporters.
