Off to a great start: DNC begins with anger, frustration
Boos and hisses marked the beginning of the Democratic National Convention on Monday. Democrats from all over the country gathered to officially nominate Hillary Clinton, but resentment towards Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz boiled over.
The heads of the Democratic party may be hoping that the old adage of “the beginning is always the hardest” holds true. The DNC kicked off with Bernie Sanders supporters booing Convention Chair Marcia Fudge while holding up anti-TPP signs.
#DemsInPhilly convention chair booed by #Sanders supporters. https://t.co/2tZIteEjbYpic.twitter.com/iuBoKpaAgm
— RT America (@RT_America) July 25, 2016
Every time Fudge said “Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine,” the audience responded with boos and disruptions. As the convention chair tried to outline her party’s most progressive sentence, she was interrupted by protesters and Hillary supporters who attempted to drown out the other side by chanting “Hillary.”
This #DNCinPHL is like the hallways of North Shore High School after Regina George distributed the Burn Book
— Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) July 25, 2016
So much yelling. What would happen if I hit mute and turn on CC?
— Paola (@Paola_Dec1231) July 25, 2016
"Crowd booing. Crowd still booing. Crowd now booing louder". #DNCinPHL
All in favor: [indecipherable wall of sound]
— Not Joshing (@JoshuaHumphrey) July 25, 2016
All opposed: [indecipherable wall of sound]
The indecipherable wall of sound has it! #DNCinPHL
big big ups to @RepMarciaFudge who's had a tough job on stage at #DNCinPHL and handled it with aplomb
— barb dybwad (@doctorparadox) July 25, 2016
It's official. America adopts political platforms by scream-o-meter. #DNCinPHL
— francesca fiorentini (@franifio) July 25, 2016