Pall of Nevada fracas hangs over Democratic contest

[workinclasszero]

Pall of Nevada fracas hangs over Democratic contest
Tuesday, May 17th 2016, 2:26 am CDT
By MICHELLE RINDELS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) - As Oregon and Kentucky queue up to vote in the Democratic presidential nominating contest, the pall of a divisive state party convention in Nevada hangs over the race.

"It was beyond the pale," said Democratic state Sen. Pat Spearman, a Clinton supporter who said she saw an elderly woman hit with a bottle amid the ruckus. "There's no reason to do that. That's the kind of shenanigans that they do on the other side."

The Nevada dissension does not change the likely outcome of the Democratic nominating contest, in which Clinton holds a commanding lead in pledged delegates and is expected to lock up enough to clinch the party's presidential nomination following primaries on June 7.

http://www.newschannel10.com/story/31989741/pall-of-nevada-fracas-hangs-over-democratic-contest

[JaneyVee]

1. An elderly woman hit with a bottle? Bernie, its time to speak up.

[workinclasszero]

2. I guess grandma was in the way of the "revolution"

The bros gotta break a few eggs to make an omelet, right?

[1StrongBlackMan]

3. But, according to DU:Bernie ...

Without video proof, it didn't occur. Or, if it did, it was, alternately, just a "lone wolf" actor, a paid Brock disruptor, or completely justified because "revolution!!!"

I would have to think long and hard before participating in future events ... but, then, that might be the plan.

[JaneyVee]

4. In a strange twist, it appears calling for "revolution" sometimes results in political violence.

[MoonRiver]

6. Who'd a thought!

[Bobbie Jo]

7. I also saw "she deserved it" thrown into the mix.

This kind of thing goes all the way back to last summer, as you well know.

Just when you think it can't get any worse.... BAM.

[1StrongBlackMan]

11. Yes ... I know.

[NorthCarolina]

5. Bernie has certainly pulled the curtain back on the corrupt "two party" system that's really

just one party with two names.

[seabeyond]

9. What Sanders has done is shown us, how much better we Democrats are than the others. Sanders

stepping in this campaign has run it like Republicans, not Democrats, and he has clearly let us see and value just who we are as a party.

[NorthCarolina]

10. I've been a registered Democrat

since 1976, and if this election cycle has shown me anything, it's that when it comes to the primary process Democrats are no less corrupt than their GOP counterparts. They're both fighting for the same team, and it ain't "the people".

[seabeyond]

12. I have watched the loser continually declare corruption as they falsely accuse with no foundation.

[seabeyond]

8. I said a month ago, if this is what they bring to the convention, do not invite Sanders. I believe

it stronger today than I did yesterday.

He cannot conduct himself like the Democratic party he walked into, then he can't be a part. That includes his supporters. Or convention is ours to celebrate our nominee. Not to be held hostage to tantrums and worse.

He is going to conduct a campaign that is along lines of Trump, he can run as a Republican, since in his words, we are the same as the other.

[reformist2]

13. The purpose of the convention is to "celebrate our nominee"?! You sound like a royalist.

Vocal dissent - even angry dissent - is an essential part of the democratic party.

[seabeyond]

14. Royalist, along with crowning and all that other rhetoric garbage?