Sanders supporters angry with news of Clinton's victory

[WestVirginiaRebel]

AP:

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supporters of Bernie Sanders expressed outrage in the hours leading up to Tuesday's primary elections, upset that The Associated Press and several television networks had already declared rival Hillary Clinton the party's presumptive nominee.

 

Clinton secured the commitments of enough delegates to win the party's nomination on the eve of voting in California, New Jersey and four other states, according to an AP count.

 

She now has the support of 1,812 pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses, and the support of 571 superdelegates — or the 2,383 needed to become the presumptive nominee.

 

During a Monday evening rally in San Francisco, Sanders didn't mention the news that Clinton had reached the milestone. But from the stage of the rally and among the more than 10,000 supporters who cheered on the Vermont senator, the emotions ranged from incredulity to anger.

 

"When the mainstream media calls the polls, calls the election, because they're already planning to do it to suppress the vote in California, we will fight on," said Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator and one of Sanders' top surrogates.

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Premature victory lap.