PHILADELPHIA -- An appeal for party unity by Hillary Clinton delegates at the Democratic National Convention was a little too strong for some Bernie Sanders delegates from New York.
Delegates from both sides exchanged harsh words and raised their voices Monday night when Clinton delegates and Democratic Party officials asked everyone in the delegation to hold signs expressing their unity.
When some Sanders delegates balked, tempers flared, said Brian Escobar, a Syracuse-area delegate for Sanders.
"Some of the delegates sitting in the front row were insisting that Sanders delegates take signs they were handing out," Escobar said in an interview Tuesday. "It was tense."
Escobar, 31, of Clay, is among Sanders delegates who say they are not ready to support Clinton as the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Donald Trump in November.
If Sanders is not the party's nominee, Escobar said he will likely vote for him as a write-in candidate, or vote for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein.
Originally Posted By: Matter-eater Man on 7/24/16 @ 9:49 am
Onto the DNC which I'm guessing will be easily a more positive unifying convention than the GOP's.
