Democratic convention is going to be a barrel of fun…
WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders, his campaign badly battered as Democrats began unifying behind Hillary Clinton, showed no signs of slowing down and did not utter Mrs. Clinton’s name at a Thursday night rally here.
Instead, in an almost hourlong speech, Mr. Sanders urged Washington voters to go to the polls for Tuesday’s final nominating contest and said he was still waiting for the results of the California primary, a contest The Associated Press already declared as a victory for Mrs. Clinton.
It was the kind of address most of the 3,000 people gathered at the event seemed to want, with many shouting, “Stay in the race,” “Bernie or bust” and “Shun the nonbelievers.”
Others in the crowd held up signs that said “Dump the D.N.C.” and “Revolution.”
“Next Tuesday in a few days, here in Washington, you will be having the very last primary of the Democratic nominating process,” Mr. Sanders said to cheers. “It will be extraordinary if the people of Washington, our nation’s capital, stood up and told the world that they are ready to lead this country into a political revolution.”