Loud cursing, shouting, obscene gestures and vile insults, including crude comments about the female anatomy. It was all on display over the weekend as supporters of Bernie Sanders turned the Nevada State Democratic Convention into chaos.
"I was not able to stop these people for doing what they did," Boxer, a Hillary Clinton supporter, told CNN. "Apparently they've done it before. .... This group of about 100 were very vocal, and I can't describe it -- disrespectful doesn't even explain it, it was worse than that."
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Boxer is hardly the lone Clinton supporter to experience such harassment on the campaign trail. Several top Democrats told CNN publicly and privately that the energy and enthusiasm of Sanders supporters has at times descended into incendiary attacks that threaten to tear apart efforts to unite Democrats against Donald Trump. Several female senators told CNN the attacks have been misogynistic.What's more, many Democrats fear that if Sanders does not rein in his supporters, the same ugly scene that occurred in Las Vegas last weekend could replicate itself in the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
"He should get things under control," Boxer said of Sanders, saying it was worse than the vitriol during the Bush-Gore 2000 recount. "We're in a race that is very critical. We have to be united. He knows that. I have in fact, called him a couple times, left a couple messages. I'm hopeful he can get control of this."
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said "I do" when asked if Sanders should drop out of the race after voting concludes on June 7, giving Clinton a chance to "pivot" to the general election ahead of the July convention.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/17/politics/democrat-bernie-sanders-revolt/
Another one:
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-fallout-nevadas-democratic-unrest
Love the anti-Bernie, pro-Hillary slants. Unmentioned in the article: Bernie's Nevada offices shot up, and the shenanigans around the Nevada Democratic Caucus (moving the date to UNLV Graduation day, last minute removal of credentials from pro-Bernie Delegates and refusing to hear challenges to the decertification, etc.)
Hell I coulda told you that. That Crotchety bastard sent the most rowdy NeverTrump folks of them all.