Shockers! But how does it cost anyone $5,000 to get from NYC to Philly and spend a ocuple of days? In fact, if you spent $5,000, it would be ridiculous.

Via NY Post: 

Some of Bernie Sanders’ 1,831 New York delegates can’t scrape up enough cash to attend this month’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia — so they’ve turned to crowd-funding Web sites to raise the cash. 

“The cost definitely was a surprise,” said Jessica Frisco, 23, a delegate from the Upper West Side. “People are freaking out.”

Unlike the savvy operators who usually win slots as convention delegates, some from Sanders’ campaign say they had no idea they would have to spend up to $5,000 on travel expenses. 

At least 20 Sanders delegates from New York have set up online crowd-funding campaigns to plead for cash.