Nevada Democrats: Sanders Campaign Has Violent Streak

[workinclasszero]

Nevada Democrats: Sanders Campaign Has Violent Streak
By MICHELLE RINDELS AND NICHOLAS RICCARDI, ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — May 16, 2016, 8:39 PM ET


Nevada's Democratic party on Monday warned the Democratic National Committee that Sen. Bernie Sanders' supporters have a penchant for violence and may seek to disrupt the party's national convention in July, as they did during the Nevada convention Saturday.

The allegation is the latest fallout from a divisive Nevada Democratic convention that had to be shut down because security at the Paris Las Vegas hotel could no longer ensure order on Saturday night. The gathering closed with some Sanders supporters throwing chairs; later, some made death threats against state party chairwoman Roberta Lange.

Lange said she'd been receiving hundreds of profanity-laced calls and texts from inside and outside of the U.S., threatening her life and her family. Lange said the restaurant where she works has received so many calls it had to unplug the phone.

"It is endless, and the longer it goes the worse it gets," Lange said in an interview. "I feel threatened everywhere I go."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/nevada-democrats-sanders-campaign-violent-streak-39157813

[Her Sister]

1. The whole thing caused by the BS supporters is just beyond disgusting!

And BS not stopping it! Probably he thinks this gives him FREE MEDIA COVERAGE!

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Sanders is tacitly encouraging them through his shameful silence.

[workinclasszero]

6. His silence about the violence, chaos and vandalism

done in his name in Nevada says all anybody needs to know about Bernie Sanders and his "revolution"!

[Rose Siding]

7. He sure hasn't revealed any leadership tendencies in dealing with this faction of his

supporters.

[Surya Gayatri]

10. Total abdication of responsibility. Sanders is NO leader.

He's a gadfly and perpetual provocateur.

[DURHAM D]

9. I read yesterday that Bernie sent tweets

during the Nevada convention encouraging them to keep fighting. I have not actually seen them and would like to know if it is true.

I hope someone will post them if they have them.

[Surya Gayatri]

11. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if he is proved to have been in direct contact with

the riot ringleaders on the floor of the convention.

He IS calling for a "REVOLUTION" (TM) after all.

[workinclasszero]

12. No surprise here either

Sander's revolution failed at the ballot box so now....?

[liberal N proud]

13. If true, that would put an end to the BS campaign if exposed.

[nenagh]

3. The fiasco is recorded on video...

and with the underhanded rule changes etc, not likely to encourage a feeling of fair play by both sides.

[Rose Siding]

8. The threats are recorded too so can it with the "both sides" construct

This is the Hillary Group and we are well aware how this all went down. Nothing about it was unfair to the Sanders side.

[George II]

15. The only thing that was "unfair" to some is that Sanders wasn't declared the nominee by acclamation.

[Rose Siding]

16. Sanders bears full responsibility for not training his neophytes on convention rules

That, along with his silence now, is causing his campaign to take a sinister turn. All he taught them was to rally and be angry. Without direction, where does that even go?

[SharonClark]

4. Was there a response from the Sanders campaign?

Or did they double down like Jeff Weaver on Chris Matthews and just rehash Sanders' usual talking points?

[grossproffit]

5. Bitter divisive sore losers.

BS must be enjoying the shit out of this. His silence is deafening.

[DemonGoddess]

14. I'm disgusted

by this behavior. By the tacit APPROVAL from the Sanders campaign with their silence on calling for a STOP to this.

[Thinkingabout]

17. For the candidate who wants to protray himself as a dove is supported by hawk supporters.

We know Sanders has voted many times for military action but he can't seem to take a stand now.