"Convention
Officials, Congressional Leaders And Even The Icons Of The Party's Progressive
Wing… Were Subjected To Jeers, Catcalls And Chants."
Time : "A Day Of Protests, Booing And Open Dissent On
Monday At The Democratic Convention Threatened To Derail The Party's Moment In
The Spotlight…" "A
day of protests, booing and open dissent on Monday at the Democratic convention
threatened to derail the party's moment in the spotlight, exposing the fault
lines that have divided the Democrats throughout the contentious primary
between Sanders and Hillary Clinton." ( Time, 7/26/16)
The New York Times : "Democratic Party Leaders Scrambled… To Rescue
Their Convention From Political Bedlam As Supporters Of (Sanders) Erupted In
Boos, Jeers And Protests Against (Clinton)." "Democratic Party leaders scrambled on Monday night
to rescue their convention from political bedlam as supporters of Senator
Bernie Sanders erupted in boos, jeers and protests against Hillary Clinton
after an email leak showed that party officials had sought to undermine Mr.
Sanders in their race for the nomination." (The New York Times, 7/25/16)
Boston Herald Headline: "Raucous 'Bernie Or Bust' Revolt Disrupts
Hillary Clinton Coronation" ( Boston Herald , 7/26/16)
NPR: "Convention
Officials, Congressional Leaders And Even The Icons Of The Party's Progressive
Wing… Were Subjected To Jeers, Catcalls And Chants." "Convention officials, congressional leaders and
even the icons of the party's progressive wing - keynoter Elizabeth Warren and
candidate Bernie Sanders - were subjected to jeers, catcalls and chants from an
element of the audience." ( NPR, 7/26/16)
New York Post : "Diehard Bernie Sanders Supporters Hijacked The
Opening Day Of The Democratic Convention… Loudly Booing The Mention Of Hillary
Clinton's Name." "Diehard
Bernie Sanders supporters hijacked the opening day of the Democratic convention
on Monday - drowning out speakers with chants of 'Bernie! Bernie!' while loudly
booing the mention of Hillary Clinton's name." ( New York Post, 7/26/15)
The Economist: "As The Convention Got Under Way, Boos Rang Out At
Any Mention Of Mrs Clinton's Name." (The Economist, 7/26/16)
Boston Herald: "Warren Was Booed At One Point And Some Chanted,
'We Trusted You!'" "Warren
was booed at one point and some chanted, 'We Trusted You!' - a reference to her
praising Sanders during the primary before she endorsed Clinton at the
end." ( Boston Herald , 7/26/16)
Atlanta Journal
Constitution: "Things
Began In Philadelphia With A Fleeing Party Chairman And Booing Bernie
Bros." (Atlanta Journal Constitution, 7/26/16)
Wired: "A Mutiny Was Under Way At The Democratic National
Convention…" "As Fudge
addressed the crowd from the stage, a mutiny was under way at the Democratic
National Convention." ( Wired, 7/26/16)
The Guardian: "A Stormy Opening Night…" "A stormy opening night of the Democratic convention
battered the Philadelphia arena on Monday as defiant Bernie Sanders supporters
resisted attempts to persuade them to embrace Hillary Clinton." ( The Guardian, 7/26/16)
NBC News: "A
Turbulent First Day…" "At
the very end of a turbulent first day of the Democratic National Convention,
Vermont Senator Bernie
Sanders took his final bow of the 2016 Democratic primary." (NBC News, 7/26/16)
